Workers, Central Govt Await Provincial Minimum Wage Announcements
A new minimum wage will be implemented in all provinces starting Jan. 1, 2019. There will be an 8.03 percent increase in this year’s minimum wage. In line with a Manpower Ministry circular, governors must announce their respective province’s minimum wage by Nov. 1.
A number of workers finishing off the construction of a high-rise building in Jakarta, Monday (30/10/2017). The Manpower Ministry has set the 2018 Provincial Minimum Wage at 8.71 percent.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A new minimum wage will be implemented in all provinces starting Jan. 1, 2019. There will be an 8.03 percent increase in this year’s minimum wage. In line with a Manpower Ministry circular, governors must announce their respective province’s minimum wage by Nov. 1, 2018.
A number of provinces made announcements on Thursday (1/11/2018).