Official workers present judicial review of the job creation law to the Constitutional Court

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – all the law The Remsi Job Creation Law comes into effect on November 2, 2020, after President Joko Widodo signed Law Number 11 of 2020.

After the enactment of the law, the labor alliance consisting of the Indonesian Workers ‘Trade Unions Confederation (KSPI) and the Andi Gani Indonesian Workers’ Unions Confederation (KSPSI AGN) also officially registered the lawsuit. judicial review against the law to the Constitutional Court (MK).

“JR demand record (judicial review) The Employment Creation Law No. 11/2020 was officially registered this morning in the Constitutional Court for the reception of the files, ”said Said Iqbal, president of KSPI, through a written statement to the Court. Kompas.com, Tuesday (03/11/2020).

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Previously, the KSPI and KSPSI AGN were about to register the demand yesterday during a labor demonstration. However, the number of the law has not been issued, so the lawsuit cannot be officially registered.

In a KSPI press release on Tuesday, Said claimed that his party rejected the Act because it was said to be detrimental to work.

“After we studied, the content of the law, especially with regard to the labor cluster, was almost totally detrimental to workers,” he said in the press release.

He highlighted several articles that were detrimental to workers.

Article 88C, paragraph 1, for example, states that the governor is obliged to set the provincial minimum wage and article 88C, paragraph 2, states that the governor can set the district / city minimum wage under certain conditions. This article is considered to return workers to a low-wage regime.

In addition, the related Law is also considered detrimental to workers due to the provisions on PKWT or Employees with a lifetime contract, Outsourcing for life, and a reduction in the value of severance pay.

Furthermore, Said asked DPR to publish it immediately. legislative review against the law.

“We also require DPR to publish legislative review against Law No. 11 of 2020 and carrying out campaigns / dissemination of the contents of Article of Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation that harm workers without deception or misinformation, ”he said.