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        "msgid": "labour-bill-must-address-workers-aspirations-1777884808",
        "date": "2026-05-04 15:29:03",
        "title": "Labour Bill Must Address Workers' Aspirations",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has committed to finalising the Labour Bill this year in response to workers' demands during May Day 2026 celebrations, emphasising its need to protect workers' rights amid evolving employment challenges. DPR member Netty Prasetiyani stressed that the bill should cover fair wages, limits on excessive outsourcing, job security for contract workers, strengthened social protections, and safeguards for informal and digital platform workers. She urged businesses to view employees as strategic partners, measuring success not just by profits but by ensuring welfare, security, and growth opportunities for workers.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - The revision of Law Number 13 of 2003 has become one of the\ndemands from labour groups during the commemoration of International\nLabour Day or May Day 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a positive response, President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his\ncommitment to the Labour Bill, which is hoped to be completed this\nyear.<\/p>\n<p>Member of Commission IX of the DPR, Netty Prasetiyani, stated that\nthe Labour Bill must be able to address the increasingly complex\nchallenges in the world of employment.<\/p>\n<p>In her view, workers\u2019 issues no longer concern just wages, but also\nencompass certainty of employment status, social protection, and the\nability to adapt to the increasingly dynamic changes in the world of\nwork, including the development of the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Labour Bill must at least serve as a legal umbrella\nregulating protection for fair wages, restrictions on excessive\noutsourcing practices, certainty of status for contract workers,\nstrengthening of social security, and protection for informal workers\nand digital platform workers such as online drivers and freelancers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state must not be absent in protecting workers. There must be no\nworkers living in uncertainty, whether in the formal or informal\nsectors,\u201d said Netty.<\/p>\n<p>Business owners must view their workers as strategic partners in\ncompany growth. She encouraged business owners to prioritise principles\nof justice, balance, and sustainability in running their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe success of a company is not only measured by the size of its\nprofits, but also by how far the company is able to provide welfare, a\nsense of security, and room for development for its workers,\u201d said the\npolitician from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf possible, it must be completed this year as well. And that law\nmust side with the workers,\u201d said Prabowo during the International\nLabour Day (May Day) commemoration at Monas, Jakarta, on Friday\n(1\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that he has instructed the Minister of Manpower and the\nMinister of Law to immediately coordinate with the DPR to accelerate the\ndiscussion of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have also given instructions to the Minister of Manpower and the\nMinister of Law to immediately, together with the DPR RI, complete the\nLabour Bill,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>",
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