PKS Legislator Ready To Guard Constitutional Court Decision On Ciptaker Law

ILLUSTRATION OF DOK VOI

JAKARTA - Member of Commission IX of the DPR from the PKS faction, Netty Prasetiyani Aher, stated that his party is ready to oversee the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which has just revoked and revised 21 articles in the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) which has drawn controversy in recent times.

According to Netty, the Constitutional Court's decision is the answer to the hopes of millions of workers in the country.

"This decision is the answer for millions of workers who have been waiting for better protection for their rights," said Netty Prasetiyani Aher, Monday, November 4.

The Constitutional Court in its decision granted most of the judicial review requests of Law Number 6/2023 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation (UU Ciptaker) which was sued by the Labor Party on October 31, 2024.

Several groups, especially workers and trade unions, argue that the Ciptaker Law has significantly changed the rules contained in the Employment Law that have existed since 2003. The Ciptaker Law is considered not only less in favor of workers, but also contains many articles that are multi-interpretative.

The impact of the multi-interpretation article is considered to cause legal uncertainty and potential abuse.

For example, such as working time, wages, as well as provisions regarding maternity and maternity leave, leave for religious activities, provisions for termination of employment (PHK), outsourcing rules, and certain time work agreements (PKWT).

Therefore, Netty considers the Constitutional Court's judicial review decision which facilitates the expectations of workers and laborers over the Ciptaker Law to be a new hope.

"The MK has listened to public complaints and shown its commitment to protecting labor rights," said the legislator from the West Java VIII electoral district.

Netty said that the Constitutional Court's decision on the Ciptaker Law was a step to ensure that the labor regulations in Indonesia were again in accordance with the constitution regulated in the 1945 Constitution. He also appreciated the steps taken by the Constitutional Court which provided a space for correction to employment problems.

"We respect the Constitutional Court's decision which has accommodated various public aspirations related to the Ciptaker Law. This shows that the Constitutional Court listens and pays serious attention to issues concerning workers in the country," said Netty.

Netty also encouraged the government to immediately follow up on the Constitutional Court's decision with concrete steps that would strengthen labor regulations in Indonesia.

"We hope that the Government will immediately take follow-up steps to ensure that the Constitutional Court's decision is implemented effectively," he said.

Netty assessed that the concrete step that the government could take was to issue derivative regulations in line with the Constitutional Court's decision. In addition, by strengthening supervision in the field so that all companies comply with this new rule.

"We at the DPR RI are ready to support the Government's efforts in implementing this decision and will continue to oversee the process so that it really brings benefits," said Netty.