Tok! UMP Special Region Of Yogyakarta 2023 Up 7.65 Percent So IDR 1.981 Million

YOGYAKARTA - Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X set the 2023 Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) to increase by 7.65 percent. Thus, the UMP DIY became Rp1,981,782 from the previous Rp1,840,915.

"Up 7.65 percent or Rp140,866.86," said Assistant Assistant to the DIY Regional Secretary for Government and General Administration Beny Suharsono during a press conference at Gedhong Pracimasana, Kepatihan Complex, Yogyakarta, Monday 28 November.

Beny said that the increase in the 2023 UMP had been decided by the Governor of Yogyakarta Sultan HB X based on the recommendations of the Provincial Wage Council consisting of elements of trade unions, elements of employers, elements of the government, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) by referring to the applicable wage regulations.

Data from BPS related to economic growth and inflation rate is one of the instruments to determine the UMP.

"There are also other coefficients that are considered by all of us," he said, quoted by Antara.

According to Beny, the increase in the UMP is quite significant if you pay attention to the level of economic growth and inflation in DIY.

"There is still a better difference in the same margin between economic growth and inflation," he said.

Next, the UMP 2023 which has been determined by the Governor of DIY is a reference for determining the Regency/City Minimum Wage (UMK) which will be announced on December 7, 2022.

Head of the DIY Manpower and Transmigration Service (Disnakertrans) Aria Nugrahadi said the calculation of the 2023 UMP had referred to the wage rules set by the central government.

"Implementing directions from the central government, namely using economic growth, inflation, and considering expanding job opportunities, and productivity levels," said Aria.

He asked the 2023 UMP which had been determined to later become a reference for the minimum limit to determine the UMK in districts/cities.

Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the Indonesian Workers' Council (MPBI) DIY, Irsyad Ade Irawan, admitted that he objected to the determination of the UMP.

According to him, the percentage increase in the minimum wage, which is less than 10 percent, will not be able to reduce the poverty rate and economic inequality in DIY.

"It will not narrow the gaping economic inequality in DIY, and at the same time make it difficult for workers to buy a house," said Irsyad.