ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – Millions of workers in Indonesia are holding a national strike starting today, Thursday, November 30 2023. This action is a form of protest against the size of the minimum wage increase in 2024.
President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said that this initial national strike involved a number of factories in industrial areas throughout Indonesia. The workers’ strike coincided with the last day of determining the city’s minimum wage.
“The strike will be carried out from 09.00 WIB until it is finished,” he said in his statement, Thursday, November 30 2023.
“Finishing here means until the governors ensure that the increase in the Regency/City Minimum Wage is not changed from the recommended value proposed by the regents and mayors in each region,” continued Said.
Strike Location Initial National Strikes were carried out in a number of regions including, West Java, DKI Jakarta, Banten, Central Java, East Java, North Sumatra, Riau Islands, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua.
“The initial national strike action will stop production thereby paralyzing 100 points in industrial districts/cities. With 2 demands, namely the revision of the DKI Jakarta provincial minimum wage from 3.6 percent to 15 percent and the implementation of the city minimum wage in accordance with recommendations from the Regent and Mayor of 10-14.2 percent,” said Iqbal.
“If the governor is determined to change and does not comply with existing recommendations, then we can carry out a further National Strike,” he added.
Reasons for Strike
Said Iqbal stated that the increase in the city’s minimum wage value would be decided by the Governor based on recommendations from the regent and mayor, after being preceded by the Provincial Wage Council in each region.
“The governor must not change the city’s minimum wage value which has been recommended by the regent and mayor,” said Said Iqbal.
Specifically for Jakarta, Said Iqbal requested that the Governor revise the increase in the provincial minimum wage from 3.6 percent to close to 15 percent.
“It doesn’t make sense for DKI Jakarta to increase wages by 3.6% while in surrounding areas it is far more than 3.6 percent. Such as in Bekasi City 14.02 percent, Bekasi Regency 13.99 percent, Depok City 12.99 percent, and others. So that the minimum wage for DKI province cannot be lower than Jabodetabek,” said Said Iqbal. (AT Network)
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