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        "msgid": "workers-hope-for-swift-implementation-of-outsourcing-restrictions-1777625599",
        "date": "2026-05-01 15:20:22",
        "title": "Workers Hope for Swift Implementation of Outsourcing Restrictions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesian workers express optimism over the new Ministry of Manpower regulation limiting outsourcing practices, which aims to provide job security and legal protections for contract employees amid long-standing concerns about precarious employment. The regulation, issued as Permenaker No. 7 of 2026, restricts outsourcing to specific support roles such as cleaning and security, mandates written agreements, ensures full worker rights, and imposes sanctions for non-compliance, following a Constitutional Court ruling. This move is seen as a significant step towards fairer industrial relations, enhancing worker welfare while maintaining business continuity.",
        "content": "<p>Hendra (41), one of the workers employed in Cikarang, revealed that\nthe contract or outsourcing system has long made workers feel uneasy.\n\u201cYes, if possible, implement this kind of rule (outsourcing\nrestrictions) as soon as possible. Most companies use outsourcing, with\ncontract employees. So, it should be applied to all,\u201d said Hendra when\nmet after an event in the Monas area, Jakarta, on Friday (1\/5\/2026).\nHendra himself has worked at his current workplace for 14 years. He is\nalso grateful to have now been promoted to permanent employee status.\nNevertheless, according to him, many workers still feel anxious every\nyear due to their contract status. Therefore, he hopes the new\nregulation brings good news so that workers have future certainty. \u201cYes,\nso there is a future, no more anxiety every year. We are called contract\nfighters, haunted by the fear of contract expiry,\u201d he explained. In line\nwith Hendra, another worker, Soleh (29), also expressed the same hope.\nHe hopes the regulation provides clear protection for workers. \u201cSo that\n(workers) have a future,\u201d said Soleh. Soleh himself has worked as a\ncontract employee for six years. However, he remains grateful that his\ncontract has been continuously extended until now. \u201cAlhamdulillah, it\nkeeps going,\u201d he stated. On the other hand, an employee named Eka (33)\nalso views the outsourcing restrictions as a positive step. Recalling\nher past experience as a daily casual worker (HL), she truly felt the\ndifference in welfare when becoming a permanent employee. \u201cI used to be\n(HL). Coming home was uncertain, pay per day. Now (permanent employee)\nUMR, alhamdulillah. So, limiting outsourcing is positive,\u201d said Eka.\nManpower Minister Issues New Outsourcing Regulation Previously reported,\nManpower Minister Yassierli issued a regulation on legal certainty\nprotection for outsourcing workers through Permenaker Number 7 of 2026\non Outsourced Work. This regulation was issued to mark International\nLabour Day (May Day) on 1 May 2026. Yassierli stated that this\nregulation is a concrete step by the government to ensure that\noutsourcing practices run more fairly and provide clear protection for\nworkers. \u201cThis Permenaker is a follow-up to the Constitutional Court\nDecision Number 168\/PUU-XXI\/2023, which mandates restrictions on\noutsourced work. The policy aims to provide legal certainty, strengthen\nworker\/labour rights protection, and maintain business continuity,\u201d said\nYassierli in his statement on Thursday (30\/4). Under this regulation,\nthe types of work in outsourcing are limited to certain fields, namely\ncleaning services, food and beverage provision, security, provision of\ndrivers and worker transport, operational support services, and support\nwork in the mining, oil and gas, and electricity sectors. In addition,\nthe employing company that delegates part of its work to an outsourcing\ncompany must have a written agreement. The agreement must at least\ninclude the type of work outsourced, duration, work location, number of\nworkers, work protection, and the rights and obligations of the parties.\nOn the other hand, the outsourcing company is also obliged to fulfil all\nworker rights in accordance with applicable laws and regulations,\nincluding wages, overtime pay, working hours and rest, annual leave,\noccupational safety and health (K3), social security for health and\nemployment, religious holiday allowances, and rights regarding\ntermination of employment (PHK). Yassierli explained that this\nPermenaker also regulates sanctions for employing companies or\noutsourcing companies that do not comply with the established\nprovisions. \u201cThrough this Permenaker, the Government reaffirms its\ncommitment to continue promoting the implementation of harmonious,\ntransformative, and just industrial relations with the spirit of\nadvancing industry and prosperous workers,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/workers-hope-for-swift-implementation-of-outsourcing-restrictions-1777625599",
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