Jokowi Agrees to Delay Talks on Employment in Job Creation Bill

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has finally decided to postpone the discussions on the job creation bill’s (RUU Cipta Kerja) cluster regarding employment. He said the House of Representatives (DPR) shared the same view.

“The government has talked to the DPR yesterday, and I am also informed that the DPR Speaker has announced to the public that the discussions about the cluster on employment in the job creation bill is suspended, as the government wishes,” said the President in a written statement from the Merdeka State Palace today, April 24. 

Previously, the state head held a meeting with a number of labor representatives to discuss the draft bill. They met the president’s invitation at the palace amid the coronavirus pandemic.

With the postponement, Jokowi added, the government and the DPR would have more time to explore substances of the crucial articles. “And to collect inputs from stakeholders,” he said.

Gerindra party politician Supratman Andi Atgas, who is also the chairman of the working committee overseeing the job creation bill, suggested the deliberation of the controversial articles in the bill be delayed. However, the discussions about other subjects in the bill could be resumed.

EGI ADYATAMA