DKI 2024 UMP Is Lower Than Labor Demands, Heru Budi Iming-iming Bansos

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday 21 November. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - The value of the DKI Jakarta provincial minimum wage (UMP) in 2024 set by the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono is lower than the nominal demands of the labor group.

However, Heru admitted that workers in Jakarta can get additional outside of salaries, namely social assistance (bansos) which is distributed regularly by the DKI Provincial Government.

The social assistance that Heru lured includes Jakarta Worker Cards (KPJ) to Smart Jakarta Cards (KJP) received by workers' children, as well as other assistance.

"In DKI, there are actually advantages, in addition to determining the UMP, there is a Jakarta Worker Card. They get free transportation subsidies, then automatically get food subsidies," explained Heru.

The increase in the UMP announced is contained in the Governor's Decree (Kepgub) 818 of 2023 concerning the 2024 Provincial Minimum Wage.

With the nominal announced by Heru, the DKI Jakarta UMP in 2024 increased by Rp165,586 from the 2023 UMP which amounted to Rp4,901,798. The percentage increase in the UMP was 3.38 percent.

Heru admitted that he could not determine the nominal value of the Jakarta UMP in 2024, more than the number he has set now.

This is because this value is the maximum limit calculated using the formulation contained in Government Regulation (PP) Number 51 of 2023 concerning Wages.

"The DKI Regional Government has set the highest alpa at 0.3 according to PP 51 2023. The DKI Regional Government cannot pass the government regulations that have been set, which is a maximum of 0.3," said Heru.

The amount of the UMP value is different from the recommendations of the labor group asking for a UMP value in 2024 of Rp5,637,068 or an increase of 5.6 percent.

Workers do not use the PP formula Number 51 of 2023 but the DKI Jakarta Inflation 1.89 percent, plus DKI Jakarta economic growth 4.96 percent, plus a certain index of 8.15 percent.