SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi announced the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP) of Rp2,327,386.07, or an increase of 7.28 percent from the 2025 UMP which was Rp2,169,349.00.
"The recommendation that I have signed today is the minimum and sectoral labor wages in 35 regencies/cities including the province," he said in Semarang, Wednesday, December 24, as reported by ANTARA.
Compared to the 2025 UMP of Central Java, the provincial UMP next year experienced an increase of Rp158,037.07.
He said the wage council's recommendations had been officially signed for all regions in Central Java, both at the provincial and district/city levels.
The alpha value for UMP Central Java is set at 0.90, while the alpha value in districts/cities is adjusted to the results of the discussion of the remuneration council of each region.
"The special thing about the province is 0.90, while the districts are adjusted to their respective capabilities," he said.
He hopes that the decision can be accepted by all parties and become the basis for the creation of harmonious industrial relations in Central Java.
"My hope is that workers will return to work and improve their work ethic, and employers will comply with this minimum wage so that companies can grow and develop," he said.
According to him, wage stability and compliance with regulations will have a positive impact on the investment climate in the region, even the growth of the Central Java economy has reached 5.37 percent, higher than the national average.
He explained that the Central Java Provincial Government also prepared a number of supporting policies that favored workers, including the preparation of the Governor's Regulation (Pergub) on Workers' Cooperatives.
In addition, strengthening transportation access for workers, namely by setting the Trans Jateng bus tariff at Rp. 1,000 for workers, as well as the creation of a regulation regarding the provision of daycare in the company environment, as well as support for affordable housing programs for workers.
"We are also preparing supporting policies, ranging from labor cooperatives, transportation, daycare, to housing for workers, so that the needs of workers' lives can be more affordable and efficient," he said.
Meanwhile, a number of trade union representatives appreciated the decision of the Central Java Governor to determine the value of UMP 2026, because in the calculation of the UMP value, the alpha value is used as 0.90.
The Chairman of the Central Java National Workers' Union (SPN) Maksuri emphasized that from the beginning his party has consistently fought for the use of the highest alpha number in accordance with the applicable provisions.
"Representatives from the National Workers' Union through the wage board remain at 0.90," he said.
The struggle, he said, was carried out by the SPN in all regions through the involvement of union representatives in the district/city wage boards.
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