IDNEWSNOW.COM, Jakarta – Jakarta has actually decided to set its provincial minimum wage according to a circular from the Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziah, issued on October26 The circular asked all guvs to set the minimum wage for 2021 at the very same amount as 2020’s minimum wage.
” All provinces are following the circular. Not only Jakarta,” Jakarta’s Manpower and Transmigration Workplace’s secretary, Hedy Wijaya, told Tempo on Thursday, October 29.
The letter likewise asked the guvs to figure out and reveal the amount of their particular province’s base pay by 31 October 2020.
Hedy said that the government held a meeting with employers and labor associations on Tuesday, October 29, and decided that next year’s base pay would not increase, citing the existing economic conditions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.
” DKI’s decision will be announced on November 1,” he said.
The minister’s choice triggered protests. Dedi Hartono, a member of the Council for Earnings of Jakarta Employee Union Association (Aspek), stated that as the nation’s capital Jakarta has a main position, hence it ought to still think about referring to Federal government Policy No.78 of 2015 on Incomes.
The guideline said that minimum wage increases should take into account inflation and financial development. “DKI’s economy can still grow by 3.3 percent,” he argued.
” We reject the circular letter. It is of our opinion that the rule is just an appeal, so it does not have to be followed,” said Dedi when gotten in touch with, Wednesday, October 28.
Dedi stated that although the world’s economy is challenged by the pandemic, there are still service sectors that continue to grow, such as telecoms.
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Imam Hamdi
