Dasco Assures Labour Bill Will Be Discussed with Workers

Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, has outlined the direction for forming a new Labour Law following the Constitutional Court (MK) ruling. The DPR and the government aim to finalise the legislation no later than the end of 2026.

Dasco conveyed this during a meeting with representatives from the Indonesian Labour Union Confederation Alliance (KASBI) and the Alliance of Workers’ Movements with the People (GEBRAK) at the DPR building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday, 1 May 2026.

In the meeting, Dasco stated that the process of drafting the new law would heavily rely on trade unions. The DPR has requested that workers participate in formulating the content from the outset to prevent renewed conflicts.

“No later than the end of this year, we will implement the Constitutional Court ruling to form a new labour law,” Dasco said.

He emphasised that this discussion is not merely a revision but a comprehensive drafting of a new law. Therefore, the DPR is encouraging workers and employers to sit together first before bringing it to parliament.

“The materials should come from our labour friends—what exactly needs to be included, since this is a new law. We are not revising the old one,” he stated.

According to him, this step is taken to ensure the resulting legal product is not challenged again at the Constitutional Court as before.

“So that the law is not wasted and not sued again at the MK, please, our labour friends, prepare it, then we will discuss it together with the government and the DPR here,” he added.

On the other hand, Dasco also touched on several labour issues currently under attention, from wages to the outsourcing system.

He said that the government, along with trade unions, has formed a Task Force for Layoff Mitigation and Worker Welfare.

“Issues of wages, outsourcing system, and if there are plans for layoffs and so on, can be brought there to break the long chain,” he explained.

He revealed that there have already been reports from workers regarding planned redundancies (PHK) in several companies in the near future. Those reports have been submitted to the task force for immediate follow-up.

“Earlier, it was also informed to the government from our worker friends that there are several companies planning PHK in 2 months, 3 months. Well, that has now entered the Desk of the Layoff Mitigation and Worker Welfare Task Force to be anticipated immediately,” he said.