Provocation by the People Power of the Labor Element is Irrelevant, the Ciptaker Law is in favor of Workers
By: Maya Naura Lingga )*
The plan for a labor demonstration which also calls for people power on August 10, 2023 at the State Palace is irrelevant and needs to be cancelled. This is because the workers’ demands, which essentially challenged the Ciptaker Law, were misdirected because the regulations turned out to be in favor of workers.
Provocation from a number of controversial figures such as Rocky Gerung and Labor Party President Said Iqbal who will hold a demonstration on August 10, 2023, caused uproar. In this regard, an activist with the People’s Funnel Hasan said that the People Power action could potentially cause chaos ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. This is because the movement, which was initially massive, could have been deliberately mounted because the workers have a large mass. Therefore, workers must be careful and not be ridden by stowaways.
The demands of the labor elite who have so far rejected the Ciptaker Law seem far-fetched. This is because all the aspirations of workers and laborers have really been accommodated in the Job Creation Law. In this regard, Deputy III of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) for the Economy, Edy Priyono stated that the entire process from the initial draft to the publication of the Job Creation Law itself was in fact all in accordance with public aspirations.
Meanwhile, KSP’s Main Expert, Fadjar Dwi Wisnuwardhani, denied that there was an assumption that it seemed as if the issuance of the Job Creation Law only represented the interests of one party, namely employers. According to him, this is not true because on the contrary, the Ciptaker Law stands above the interests of all parties, including workers and MSME players.
It is very clear that the existence of the people power movement is potentially very vulnerable if it continues to be allowed to go unchecked, so that in the future it will become a very big commotion. Therefore, the security forces and law enforcers should not be complacent about the threat of this movement.
If, for example, it is not properly suppressed by the help of law enforcement officials, the potential for riots will become even greater, so that all people in Indonesia must also be able to be literate and pay much more attention to potential threats that are very capable of dividing the nation.
The narrative of the people power movement is indeed very closely related to efforts to impeach the government which is currently sovereign and constitutionally valid. Of course, there is no other reason for all parties to be able to continue to anticipate that the movement will not continue and be resolved soon.
Don’t allow the public to follow and carry out various kinds of things that presumably have no legal basis at all, including invitations in the form of appeals to carry out the people power movement echoed by a group of parties who are completely irresponsible and of course they have a specific agenda to expedite their own interests.
The people power movement itself is clearly a narrative that is very much against the constitution and legal and valid laws in this country and has even deviated from the existing path. Because, it is fitting that the current and legitimate government is running very well, so there is absolutely no need for such an impeachment movement.
Especially for the entire younger generation, they should continue to be able to anticipate and increase their own self-awareness and also learn to be more observant when they see anything circulating on social media, which is completely lacking in filters.
If there is a movement or issue that has the potential to cause provocation accompanied by various kinds of invitations that are illegal and lead to the impeachment of a legitimate and sovereign government even though it contains any frills that seem like it is good, it should be checked and verified first.
In this case, the role of the entire community in the country, including the younger generation, is indeed very important to further improve the filtering of any information they absorb and receive on social media. Usually young people who are still looking for their own identity are those who will very easily go with the flow and are usually easily provoked, so self-awareness is indeed very important to emphasize.
Entering a political year, where the implementation of the General Election (Election) in 2024 is getting closer, usually there will suddenly appear a certain group of masses who have a certain practical agenda and try to continue to look for masses with large numbers so that they will ride on the masses it is only for their own interest.
The public must realize that indeed this country adheres to and upholds the principles of democracy very highly, so that differences in political choices or opinions are something that is very natural to happen, but this should not become a trigger for divisions in society.
The provocation of labor elements to hold a people power demonstration on August 10, 2023 needs to be opposed by all parties because it will not bring any benefits for the good of the nation going forward. The public is also expected to be critical and not fall for Said Iqbal’s provocation, which is allegedly a trick to gain votes ahead of the 2024 General Election.
)* The author is a contributor to Nusantara Reading Room
