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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – It is reported that up to two million workers are going to go on a national strike today, Tuesday (6/10/2020). This happened after yesterday the House of Representatives (DPR) approved the plenary session supporting the Omnibus Bill for the Creation of Works.
This was emphasized by the president of the Indonesian Workers’ Trade Unions Confederation (KSPI), Said Iqbal. The strike will take place from October 6 to 8, 2020.
“This national strike is carried out in accordance with Law No. 9 of 1998 on Freedom of Opinion in Public and Law No. 21 of 2000, especially article 4 that establishes that one of the functions of the unions is to plan and carry out the strikes, “Iqbal said in an official statement. .
“Apart from that, the legal basis for the national strike that we will carry out is Law No. 39/1999 on Human Rights and Law No. 12/2005 on the Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
This event will be attended by workers from various industrial sectors such as chemical, energy, mining, textiles, clothing, footwear, automotive and components, even electronics and components.
Other sectors are the steel industry, pharmaceuticals and health, printing and publishing, the tourism industry, the cement industry, telecommunications, transport workers, dock workers, logistics, banking, among others.
The 2 million workers who will join the national strike include Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tengerang Raya, Serang and Cilegon.
The following are Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta, Subang, Cirebon, Bandung Raya, Semarang, Kendal, Jepara, Yogjakarta, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Mojokerto, and Pasuruan.
Then next are Aceh, Padang, Solok, Medan, Deli Serdang, Medium Bedagai, Batam, Bintan, Karimun, Muko-Muko, Bengkulu, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, and South Lampung.
In addition, national strikes will also take place in Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Mataram, Lombok, Ambon, Makassar, Gorontalo, Manadao, Bitung, Kendari, Morowali, Papua and West Papua.
“So the provinces that will hold a national strike are West Java, Jakarta, Banten, Jogjakarta, Central Java, East Java, Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Riau Islands, West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Riau, Lampung, NTB, Maluku, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Southeast Sulawesi, Papua and West Papua, “it said.
In the subsequent national strike action, the workers will express the rejection of the Cipta Kerja Bill Omnibus Law, among others, there will be unconditional UMK and UMSK should not be lost, the value of the compensation will not decrease, there can be no PKWT or hired employees of for life.
In addition, the workers also urge that there is no subcontracting for life, that working time is not exploitative, that licenses and leave wage rights are not lost, that contracted and subcontracted employees receive health insurance and pensions.
“In the meantime, in relation to dismissals, criminal sanctions against employers and TKA (foreign workers) must be maintained in accordance with the content of Law No. 13 of 2003,” he said.
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