The Labor Party Has 14 Main Issues, But The Most Important Task Must Be Being Participant In The 2024 Election

Labor Party President Said Iqbal

JAKARTA - The Executive Committee of the Labor Party ordered all its cadres to fight for the interests of workers in addition to focusing on fulfilling the requirements to participate in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

"The Labor Party is a political organization to fight for the interests and fate of workers, including workers, farmers, domestic workers, and groups of the poor," said Labor Party President Said Iqbal in a written statement received in Jakarta, Sunday, October 31.

According to him, the election is important so that the Labor Party can participate in making laws and formulating a welfare state at the same time. The Labor Party, Said Iqbal said, also works at all times to advocate for problems faced by the people.

The Labor Party Executive Committee has formulated 14 issues that will be the focus. Starting from rejecting the Job Creation Law, encouraging the determination of the district/city minimum wage (UMK) in 2022, pushing down the price of PCR tests, as well as defending farmers and poor people whose lands were annexed by the private sector or state actors.

The Labor Party will also fight for the ratification of the Domestic Workers (PRT) Law, demand that collective labor agreements (PKB) be made not based on the Job Creation Law, and ask the government to be serious about protecting migrant workers during COVID-19.

Other issues are fighting for the uncertain status of teachers and honorary staff and their inadequate salaries, refusing the plan to increase BPJS Health contributions, refusing to impose taxes on basic goods, such as food, basic necessities, as well as refusing tax amnesty and urging the existence of tax amnesty and urge the revision of the Taxation Law.

"The Labor Party also urges the government to avoid an explosion of layoffs (terminations) and create a roadmap for post-COVID-19 job creation based on social markets, as well as changing the JKP (job loss insurance) in the omnibus law (UU Cipta Kerja) into insurance coverage. unemployment, housing, and food security," said Said Iqbal.

Finally, the Labor Party asked the government to clarify employment relations, set tariffs and social security for online car drivers, and asked the government to control goods.

To fight for the 14 issues, the Labor Party plans to hold a national mass action with trade unions, farmers' unions, and other organizations.

However, the Labor Party has not announced when and what kind of action it will take.