DKI Jakarta Coordinates with Police to Investigate Labour Rights Violations at 'Mau Print' Shop
The DKI Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Office (Disnakertransgi) is coordinating with the police to investigate and ensure legal compliance and the fulfilment of labour rights concerning the case of three employees allegedly held captive at the Mau Print printing shop in Central Jakarta.
Head of Labour Supervision at DKI Jakarta Disnakertransgi, Titin Saptini, stated that this step was taken through intensive coordination with the Central Jakarta Metro Police and the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Labour Task Force. “Our Labour Supervision division has coordinated with the Central Jakarta Metro Police regarding employment matters. We have also coordinated with the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Labour Task Force,” Titin said during a press conference in Jakarta on Friday.
In addition to law enforcement agencies, Disnakertransgi DKI is also coordinating with relevant Regional Apparatus Organisations (OPD) within the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to verify the scale and operational legality of the company in question. “We will also coordinate with relevant OPDs to ensure the legality of the company and its employment practices, to ascertain whether the company is categorised as a micro, small, or medium enterprise,” she said.
Titin also affirmed her commitment to continue handling this case from the perspective of labour norms to provide legal certainty and protection for both workers and the business climate in Jakarta.
On the same occasion, Presidential Special Advisor for Employment and Labour Welfare, Said Iqbal, confirmed that he had forwarded findings regarding the alleged confinement, chaining, and extortion of three employees in Central Jakarta directly to President Prabowo Subianto. Said Iqbal stated that the report was submitted in the form of a presidential brief.
“I have met directly with one of the victims named Tegar and his family. The facts on the ground are deeply concerning. They were treated inhumanely, paraded, held captive for three days without food, and even chained,” he said. Said Iqbal explained that the victim is the child of a mobile ice seller with a weak economic background. In addition to suffering physical and psychological violence, the victim’s labour rights were massively violated. The victim was reportedly paid only IDR 500,000, below the DKI Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP), and did not receive overtime pay despite irregular working hours.