Job Creation Law and Available Options
Workers were stunned when the “cluster” of labor provisions in the job creation bill were passed, which is perceived to make their lives even harder.
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A number of workers left the factory area on their way home from work at the Batamindo Industrial Estate, Batam, Riau Islands, Tuesday (22/9/2020).
Workers were stunned when the “cluster” of labor provisions in the job creation bill were passed, which is perceived to make their lives even harder.
Only last month had they admired the President’s pro-labor policies that provided wage subsidies to 15 million workers through the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan), the preemployment assistance scheme, and capital assistance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Several international observers even praised Indonesia’s determination to pursue the path of a welfare state amid the pandemic.