MUI Sec-Gen: Job Creation Bill Favors Entrepreneurs over Workers
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Dewi Elvia Muthiariny
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Petir Garda Bhwana
Senin, 2 Maret 2020 07:29 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Secretary-general of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Abbas said that the Congress of Indonesian Ulema held on February 26-29 in considered the drafts of the omnibus law on job creation favored entrepreneurs.
“While setting aside the interest of workers and public,” said Anwar to Tempo on Sunday, March 1.
He said that if the government is determined to pass the bill, the Congress demanded it to be designed for the sake of the public prosperity and welfare.
“Please note this, [the country’s] development is not for the benefit of some but all people,” Anwar underlined.
He further appealed to the government to not only listen to entrepreneurs during the drafting of the bill but also to the community.
"Moreover, the government is elected and given a mandate by the people so that the government must work for the people and generate prosperity as great as possible for them,” he added.
Among the recommendations issued in the VII Congress of Indonesian Islamic Ulema on February 26-29 was the objection to the job creation omnibus law and the family resilience bill as well as demands to dissolve the Pancasila Ideology Education (BPIB).
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