Why do the Government and the DPR “insist” on approving the Omnibus Law on the Employment Creation Law? All pages

KOMPAS.com – Why are the government and the DPR so interested in resolving and ratifying the general law of the Work Plan Bill (RUU)?

This question has appeared on social media since the controversy over the Job Creation Bill emerged when the government and DPR discussed the bill at the beginning.

The process of drafting this bill was quite fast, until it was approved in plenary session on Monday (10/5/2020).

The discussion about the law, which was more than 900 pages long, only took place in less than a year.

Several parties also highlighted the attitude of the government, which is considered untransparent and hasty in passing the law.

In fact, Indonesia is currently in a pandemic era that requires additional management through government policies.

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So why did the government and the House of Representatives rush to complete the blanket bill of the Job Creation Bill?

The interests of the oligarchic elite

Wijayanto, professor of Political and Social Sciences at Diponergoro University (Undip), said that with the ratification of the Employment Creation Bill the government is testing the patience of the people for the umpteenth time.

“The approval of this law makes us shake our heads. The government always has a way of testing our patience, after yesterday the Law of the Commission for the Eradication of Corruption was the same, ”said Wijayanto. Kompas.com, Tuesday (10/6/2020).

According to him, the absence of strong opposition after the 2019 elections made it easier for the government to pass laws, although it received a lot of attention.

With this condition, no party in parliament is criticizing government policies anymore.

He said the government’s motivation to quickly pass the Employment Creation Law was due to common interests, namely political economy, among the oligarchic elite.

“People will not agree on one thing unless they have the same interests. Now, in my opinion, the same interests are the political economy interests of the oligarchic elite who want their political economy interests to come true.” explained.

This, according to him, reiterates that government policies are more in favor of the owners of capital and the political elite. He considered the two entities inseparable.

Therefore, he considered, it would not be surprising if the government ignored many aspects of a number of policies, including the Employment Creation Law.

“This regime has eyes but cannot see, it has ears that do not hear, it has a heart but does not feel. It’s all in the name of the economy and then the eyes go dark, ”he said.

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Government excuse

What was the government’s excuse when the controversy over the Job Creation Bill broke out?

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the Job Creation Law was a way for Indonesia to exit the status of a middle-income country.

“Mr. Joko Widodo at the inauguration of the president-elect for the 2019-2024 term on October 20, 2019, has conveyed that we have the potential to get out of the middle income trap,” Airlangga said.

To realize this ambition, the government must create jobs and improve the quality of the workforce.

However, regulatory or regulatory cuts are needed to make the investment climate in the country attractive.

Therefore, Airlangga said that the approval of the Employment Creation Law would change or review various obstacles with the aim of generating employment.

“The law is an instrument to simplify and increase bureaucratic activity. And Alhamdulillah, this law is eliminated,” he said.

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national interest

Meanwhile, DPR President Puan Maharani said the Job Creation Law is expected to accelerate Indonesia’s progress.

“Through the Employment Creation Law, it is hoped that it can build a better business ecosystem in Indonesia and can accelerate the realization of Indonesia’s progress,” Puan told a plenary meeting on the ratification of the Employment Creation Bill. .

Although many parties consider the discussion of the Employment Creation Law to take place in private, Puan claims that the government and DPR have discussed the law in a transparent and comprehensive manner since April 2020.

According to him, the burden of the Employment Creation Law prioritizes national interests.

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Infographic: a series of points of the omnibus law of the employment creation law that attracts attention