Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The President of the Confederation of\nAll-Indonesian Workers\u2019 Unions (KSPSI), Andi Gani Nena Wea, emphasised\nthat all trade unions share the same stance in rejecting Ministry of\nManpower Regulation (Permenaker) No.\u00a07 of 2026 on outsourced workers or\noutsourcing.<\/p>\n
According to him, all labour organisations agree to urge the\ngovernment to revise the regulation and revert it to the provisions of\nLaw No.\u00a013 of 2003.<\/p>\n
Andi Gani stated that from the outset, KSPSI had directly conveyed to\nthe government in various meetings that the outsourcing regulation\nshould return to the old scheme, which was clearer and more limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe in KSPSI, of course, agree\u2014in the sense that from the beginning,\nwe have asked the government during meetings with several state\nofficials that the request from KSPSI, which is currently the largest\nlabour confederation in Indonesia, is for the outsourcing regulation to\nreturn to Law 13\/2003, which includes clear time limits and five types\nof work,\u201d said Andi Gani to CNBC Indonesia on Thursday (14\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
He explained that the issue arose because Permenaker 7\/2026 expands\nthe categories of outsourcing work to include operational services.\nHowever, previous regulations strictly limited the types of outsourcing\nwork.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were only five types of work. But now it has expanded to\noperational services. This is what we believe the government must\nexplain: why can there be an addition of such an article,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He admitted that his side was quite surprised by the emergence of\nthis additional article because previously the trade unions had\nrequested that the outsourcing regulation be returned to the format of\nLaw 13\/2003 without new norms.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause our agreement was to return to Law 13\/2003 without\nadditional articles. This is what surprises us a bit: why can this\naddition happen? And who is behind this?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Andi Gani then explained that under Law 13\/2003, the types of\noutsourcing work are specifically regulated, such as cleaning services,\nsecurity, catering, and other support work.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now it\u2019s different, extending to operational services,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to him, the term \u201coperational services\u201d in Permenaker\n7\/2026 actually opens up room for multiple interpretations that could be\nexploited by companies to include more types of work in the outsourcing\nscheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cOperational services become debatable. Debatable in the sense that\nthe employer might interpret that administrative staff, operational\nstaff who maintain the production process, are included in that. And\nthere is no clarity on time limits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Therefore, KSPSI is asking the Ministry of Manpower to provide an\nexplanation regarding the changes in the regulation. However, in\nprinciple, he said, the trade unions are requesting that the outsourcing\nregulation simply be returned to the old provisions where outsourcing is\nclearly regulated to only five types of work: security, catering, driver\nservices, mining support services, and cleaning services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what the Ministry of Manpower must explain. So, in essence,\nfor Permenaker No.\u00a07 of 2026, we oppose the revision. Simply put, just\nreturn to Law 13\/2003,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need to be confused about what. But returning to Law 13\/2003 is\nsufficient,\u201d Andi Gani continued.<\/p>\n
When asked if KSPSI\u2019s stance aligns with other trade unions that also\nreject Permenaker 7\/2026, Andi Gani assured that all labour\norganisations share the same view.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of them, all agree. All are in unison. That we do not agree with\nthis because it will be very burdensome,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Previously, hundreds of workers from the Indonesian Trade Union\nConfederation (KSPI), Labour Party, Indonesian Metal Workers\u2019 Federation\n(FSPMI), and National Workers\u2019 Union (SPN) held a protest rally in front\nof the Ministry of Manpower office in Jakarta on Thursday\n(7\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
They rejected Permenaker No.\u00a07 of 2026, which regulates outsourced\nworkers or outsourcing.<\/p>\n
During the action, KSPI President and Labour Party President, Said\nIqbal, stated that Permenaker 7\/2026 actually legalises outsourcing and\ndoes not provide legal certainty or protection for workers.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted Article 3 paragraph 2 letter E, which states that\noutsourced workers can be used for operational support services, deeming\nit too open to interpretation.<\/p>\n
KSPI along with the Labour Party threatened to hold follow-up actions\nin waves across various regions if the demand for revision of the\nregulation is not responded to by the government.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/workers-rally-to-reject-new-outsourcing-regulation-here-are-the-triggering-points-1778788048", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }