TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Thursday, October 27, that he has given warning letters to governors who have not set their provincial minimum wages in accordance with a new regulation. One of those provinces is the Jakarta.
According to his ministry's data, 17 provinces have not determined their minimum wage as based on the calculations regulated in PP No.78/2015, which mandates a minimum wage increase of at least 11.5 percent. One of those provinces is the Jakarta.
Meanwhile, three other provinces have not determined a minimum wage at all. They are Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java. The three provinces' governments claimed they are having problems in setting a minimum wage, including labor protests in East Java.
PP No.78/2015's minimum wage calculation takes into account inflation and economic growth. This method is expected to solve labor wages in Indonesia.
Tjahjo said although he sent the letters, the warning came straight from Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
"The letter asks the 17 governors—including Jakarta's—to comply with the central [government's] policy," he said.
Meanwhile, Labor Minister Hanif Dhakiri believes that the 17 governors will obey the rule. That is why he is not thinking about giving them sanctions.
"They will comply with the PP. I'm sure of that," he said.
ISTMAN MP
