By: Edi Jatmiko) *
The DPR has passed the Job Creation Law as a solution to overcoming hyper-regulation. This policy is deemed appropriate because the Law is believed to be able to improve worker welfare.
The ratification of the work copyright law was marked by protests from both workers and students. This causes the government to re-explain what kind of benefits the Job Creation Law will bring.
Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah emphasized that the Job Creation Law is intended to provide strengthening protection for workers. The Job Creation Law also aims to improve the role and welfare of workers or laborers in supporting the investment ecosystem.
He assessed that apart from increasing the role and welfare of workers or laborers in supporting the investment ecosystem. The Job Creation Law also regulates the rights and protection of workers ‘or laborers’ wages in accordance with the existing laws and regulations.
Basically, the government and DPR-RI have complied with what has become the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK).
Ida also explained that there was a twist on the contents of the labor cluster in the Job Creation Law.
When Ida Fauziyah located in Gresik, he tried to remain persistent in explaining Polem case ik it .
For example, regarding the rights and protection of workers. In the working time section, the maximum is 8 hours in 1 day and 40 hours in 1 week, work that exceeds working hours will be paid overtime and the implementation of working hours is regulated in work agreements, company regulations or collective agreements.
On this occasion, he met representatives of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) and the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) in the Gresik Regent Office Hall.
On this occasion, labor representatives conveyed several complaints and aspirations about the labor conditions in Gresik and their views on the omnibus law law.
Ida also guarantees that the substance of the old law which guarantees the welfare of workers will be maintained.
He also invited all parties to maintain conduciveness, even though we are not satisfied with the Omnibus Law that has been established by the government.
In addition, the Job Creation Law is also considered to have a strategic interest in the welfare of farmers. This can be seen from the opening of investments and the ease of licensing to open a more systemized business.
Erizal Jamal as Head of the Center for Plant Variety Protection and Agricultural Licensing of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), said the general substance of this law is to make old rules easier to become new ones that can be accessed by all parties. Including farmers who want to start small and medium enterprises.
It is hoped that the ratification of the Job Creation Law can unravel the complexity of manpower issues in the country. The Covid-19 pandemic can be a momentum to make improvements and rearrangement of various problems in the economic sector so that Indonesia does not lose momentum to continue to rise after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The work copyright law is also expected to bring an increase in investment of 6.6% to 7.0% in order to build new businesses and develop exixting businesses.
President of the Confederation of National Trade Unions, Ristadi, said that in principle, the Trade Unions agreed to the government’s efforts to debureaucratize, facilitate investment permits to increase economic growth and create jobs, but do not neglect the protection and welfare of workers in Indonesia.
According to Ristadi, many do not comprehensively read the posture of the Employment Cluster Job Creation Bill. Apart from that, it is not objective when there is political sentiment.
He also argues that there are new things in the Job Creation Bill that have not been regulated in the previous law, and this is quite positive but less exposed.
One of them is that compensation will be given to contract workers who have been dismissed for at least one year.
On a different occasion, Bambang Arianto as Director of the Institute for Digital Democracy (IDD) said, the Job Creation Bill can be a basis for workers ‘safety from termination of employment (PHK) and revising workers’ minimum wages. In the Job Creation Bill, there is a provision that asks companies to be able to provide a standard or safety net regarding the minimum wage for new employees through the provincial minimum wage.
In the current crisis situation, there is no other way except to bring in investment to restore national economic growth, which later also has implications for the manpower aspect.
) * active writer in the Cikini Press and Student Circle
