Indonesian Lawmakers Meet Unions on New Labor Bill Mandated by Court Ruling

Leaders of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) convened a meeting with various labor unions to deliberate on the upcoming Labor Bill. This legislative effort is a direct response to a Constitutional Court ruling (MK Nomor 168/PUU-XXI/2023) from October 2024, which mandated the creation of new labor legislation.

The meeting, chaired by Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, included other DPR officials and representatives from prominent labor organizations such as the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), led by Special Advisor to the President for Labor Affairs Said Iqbal, and the Indonesian Prosperity Labor Union (KSPSI). The bill is expected to be finalized by October 2026, two years after the court's decision.

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I will then -- on this day -- open the space for input and then we will discuss.

Dasco explained that the Labor Bill is not merely a revision of the existing Law No. 13 of 2013 but will function as entirely new legislation. This is because the Constitutional Court's decision effectively separated the labor cluster from the controversial Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Ciptaker).

The draft bill, comprising 19 chapters and 224 articles, has already been presented to Commission IX of the DPR. It addresses critical labor issues including layoff prevention, wage systems, fixed-term employment contracts, outsourcing, training and apprenticeships, job placement, non-employment contract workers, and the utilization of foreign labor. DPR leaders indicated openness to further amendments and additions during the ongoing discussions.

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Later if something is missing, we can add it in the discussion.