From the Law to the Perppu

Why does the number of pages decrease, even though the structure of the chapters and the articles in the Perppu are the same as those in the Job Creation Law?

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

A number of labor alliances and civil society alliances that are members of the Joint People's Movement (GEBRAK) staged an action in front of the DPR/MPR Building Complex, Jakarta, voicing their rejection of the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on Job Creation, Tuesday (10/1/2023) .

Indonesia officially has its first omnibus law with the passing of Law No. 11 of 2020 on job creation. The 1,187-page law, since the idea was raised on 20 October 2019 by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo until approved as law by the House of Representatives on 5 October 2020, was discussed for less than one year.

This speedy process to consider a large content of rules invited rejection from a number of groups. The Constitutional Court on 25 November 2021 stated the Job Creation Law was formally flawed and conditionally unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court gave the government time to improve the law in two years on condition that it involves public participation significantly.