Deputy Chair of DPR Commission IX: Labour Regulation Already Accommodates Workers' Aspirations, Needs Socialisation
The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) has issued Ministerial Regulation on Employment (Permenaker) No. 7 of 2026 on outsourcing workers, which continues to face rejection from labour groups. DPR Commission IX has urged Kemnaker to intensively conduct comprehensive socialisation of the new regulation to the public.
“The government needs to carry out intensive socialisation among workers so that the Permenaker can be well understood,” said Deputy Chair of DPR Commission IX Yahya Zaini to reporters on Tuesday (5/5/2026).
According to Yahya, the Permenaker recently signed by Manpower Minister Yassierli already accommodates the aspirations of workers. In the regulation, he said, certain sectors permitted to implement outsourcing work have been limited.
“I believe the Permenaker sufficiently accommodates workers’ aspirations. Because the government limits outsourcing work to only six support sectors, not core work, namely cleaning services, food and beverage provision, security, driver and transport provision, operational support services, and support for energy and mining sectors,” he said.
In addition, Yahya assessed that the regulation provides protection for employment rights of outsourcing or contract workers.
“Outsourcing companies are obliged to fulfil all workers’ rights, such as wages, overtime, leave, BPJS Health and BPJS Employment, up to protection during layoffs,” he said.
This Golkar politician also touched on the obligation of employment agreements that have been regulated. According to him, the Permenaker strengthens protection for workers and employers.
“Third, recording and agreements. Employment agreements must be carried out clearly and recorded to ensure certainty of worker status. Fourth, providing stronger protection to workers while maintaining business continuity,” he continued.
Previously, KSPI President and Labour Party President Said Iqbal stated that the Permenaker must be immediately revised because it contradicts the Constitutional Court (MK) decision and does not address the real issues faced by workers in the field.
“Permenaker No. 7 of 2026 must be revised. Its content contradicts Constitutional Court Decision No. 168 of 2024, which was won by the Labour Party, KSPI, KSPSI, and FSPMI. In addition, this regulation does not address factual issues that harm workers,” Said Iqbal emphasised in a virtual press conference reported by detikFinance on Monday (4/5).
In substance, KSPI assessed that there are several fundamental problems in the regulation. First, there is no firmness regarding the types of work prohibited from using outsourcing labour.
In Law No. 13 of 2003 and Permenaker No. 19 of 2012, it is clearly regulated that core work or direct production processes must not be outsourced. However, in the latest Permenaker, that provision is omitted, thus opening legal loopholes.
“Without an explicit prohibition, work in direct production processes can be outsourced. This is dangerous because it opens wider room for exploitation,” Said Iqbal emphasised.