Government Asked to Open Data on Minimum Wage

The economic growth data needed to calculate the minimum wage was based on the increase in the regional gross domestic product .

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI

One of the participants in the action raises his hand during a demonstration by workers who are members of the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union (FSPMI) who voiced the determination of the 2022 minimum wage in the Silang Monas area, Jakarta, Tuesday (9/11/2021).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The government has been urged to disclose data on macroeconomic indicators to be used to calculate the 2022 minimum wage so that the public can monitor the process of calculating and determining the minimum wage with the new formula.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) submitted the required data to the Manpower Ministry on Nov. 5. In total, there were 20 types of data provided by BPS to calculate the minimum wage and special wages for micro and small businesses. However, currently only some of them can be accessed by the public, namely economic growth and inflation rates at the provincial and regency or city levels.