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Protesting workers demand Rp 3.8 million minimum wage

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2016

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Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers rallied in front of City Hall in Jakarta on Monday, demanding that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama set the minimum wage for 2017 at Rp 3.8 million (US$291.51) as the city wage council met to discuss the issue.

They said their demand was based on the cost of living (KHL) index, as regulated under the 2003 Employment Law. Ahok said previously that he would set the minimum wage at Rp 3.3 million based on Government Regulation (PP)/78/2015.

"The PP 78 can't be used to determine the minimum wage as the Employment Law overrules it," action coordinator Endang Hidayat of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI) said on Monday, stressing that the administration should use the law to decide the minimum wage.

The workers also urged the administration to set the wage based on the KHL as well as the city's inflation and economic development.

The city's wage council met on Monday to the 2017 minimum wage. A representative of employers on the council, Sarman Simanjorang, said he hoped the minimum wage could be decided on Monday. (bbn)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/24/protesting-workers-demand-rp-3-8-million-minimum-wage.html.