SPI Urges Cessation of Job Creation Bill Debate

KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASA

A farm worker fertilizes a ricefield on Tuesday (3/3/2020) in Kumpulrejo village of Kaliwungu district, Kendal regency, Central Java.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Apart from the labor cluster, the Indonesian Farmers Union has also urged the House of Representatives to discontinue the discussion on the other 10 clusters in the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation. A number of provisions were seen as a threat to farmers and people working in rural areas.

General Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI), Henry Saragih, said on Sunday (26/4/2020) that the SPI appreciated the move taken by President Joko Widodo to suspend the discussion on the labor cluster of the Job Creation Bill. However, the SPI hoped the government would adopt a firmer policy by ceasing the debate about all clusters of the Job Creation Bill.