Prabowo Raises Minimum Wage 2025 6.5 Percent, DKI DPRD: We Must Be Grateful

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, M. Taufik Zoelkifli, assessed that President Prabowo Subianto's 6.5 percent increase in the minimum wage in 2025 was the right decision.

Because, according to Taufik, the figure of 6.5 percent is the middle value between the increase in wages proposed by workers and the group of entrepreneurs.

"If workers ask to be increased by 7-10 percent, employers only ask for 3.5 percent. If the Minister of Manpower feels that 6 percent can, the President of Prabowo will set 6.5 percent. We must be grateful for this," Taufik told reporters, Monday, December 2.

According to Taufik, the value of the 6.5 percent wage increase set by Prabowo could encourage an increase in people's purchasing power, considering that the government also plans to increase taxes by up to 12 percent, increase in BPJS contributions, Tapera, and fuel oil (BBM).

"On the one hand, if you want to increase the Indonesian economy, there are many things that can be done, including increasing the national drinking wage (UMN), then the UMN will be lowered to the governor," said Taufik.

Taufik also encouraged the DKI Provincial Government to immediately issue a determination of the DKI Jakarta provincial minimum wage (UMP) using a formula in line with Prabowo's decision.

"I expect the policies of each governor so that he is in the middle, namely from the demands of workers to increase wages as high as possible and also objections from employers," explained Taufik.

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto announced to increase the minimum wage by 6.5 percent on Friday, November 29. Prabowo said the decision was taken after a limited meeting (ratas) with Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Minister of Manpower Yassierli, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

"The Minister of Manpower proposed an increase in the UMP by 6 percent and after meeting with the labor leaders. We have decided to increase the national average in 2025 by 6.5 percent," said Prabowo, Friday, November 29.

Prabowo said the minimum wage is a social safety network that is very important for workers who work under 12 months by considering decent living needs.

"For this reason, the determination of the UMP aims to increase the purchasing power of workers while still paying attention to the competitiveness of the business," he continued.

As for the sectoral UMP, Prabowo said that the Provincial, City and Regency Wage Council would determine it in detail through the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower (Permenaker).