Jokowi Responds To Demonstrations That End Up Unrest In Many Regions: Hoaxes On Social Media Basics

President Jokowi / Screenshot of the Presidential Secretariat Youtube

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) responded to demonstrations that ended in chaos in many areas. This demonstration was called by Jokowi was motivated by hoaxes on social media.

"However, I see demonstrations against the Job Creation Law which are basically motivated by disinformation regarding the substance of this law and hoaxes on social media," Jokowi said in a statement broadcast on the Youtue account of the Presidential Secretariat, Friday, October 9.

In Jokowi's statement, he emphasized that the Job Creation Law was needed to encourage job creation. The conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic have affected workers and lost their jobs due to layoffs.

"In a closed meeting I emphasized why we need a Job Creation Law. First, every year there are around 2.9 million new working-age young people who enter the labor market, so the need for new jobs is very urgent, ”said Jokowi.

Jokowi reviewed the conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 6.9 million unemployed and 3.5 million workers affected by COVID-19. As many as 87 percent of the total working population, continued Jokowi, has a high school education level and below.

"So it is necessary to encourage the creation of new jobs, especially in the busy sector, so the Job Creation Law aims to provide as many job opportunities as job seekers and unemployed people," said Jokowi.

Meanwhile, about the rejection voiced by a number of parties, including through a demonstration on Thursday, October 8, Jokowi asked that the rejection be carried out through the constitutional channel, namely submitting a judicial review to the Constitutional Court (MK).

"If there is still, if there is still dissatisfaction with the Job Creation Law, please submit a stamp test or judicial review through the Court. Our constitutional system says like that, if there are still those who are not satisfied and refuse, please submit a judicial review to the Constitutional Court, "said Jokowi.