House Commission IX Receives Labour Union Input on Manpower Bill

Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) has received the aspirations of the Great Coalition of Indonesian Workers’ Struggle regarding the Manpower Bill. The input will subsequently be discussed at a meeting of the Special Committee for the Manpower Bill.

The meeting took place at the DPR building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (29 July 2026). The Great Coalition of Indonesian Workers’ Struggle submitted a draft proposal to several factions in the DPR, including PDIP, where it was received by Commission IX members Pulung Agustanto and Sihar Sitorus.

At PKB, the delegation met Nihayatul Wafiroh, Deputy Chair of Commission IX. At NasDem, it met Commission IX member Irma Suryani Chaniago, whilst at Gerindra it was received by Commission IX member Obon Tabroni.

Irma said the input from the trade unions would be discussed by the DPR in drafting the Manpower Bill, noting that the unions had put forward many proposals.

“Quite a lot, relating to outsourcing, fixed-term and permanent employment contracts, wages, and so on,” said Irma.

Irma said the Special Committee for the Manpower Bill is currently discussing the academic manuscript, and that input from all parties is important for deliberation.

“At present we are discussing the academic manuscript within the Special Committee for the Manpower Bill,” she said.

“Certainly, all input — whether from trade unions, academics, or companies — will be taken on board by the special committee as contributions that will strengthen this law so that it is more constructive for all parties, both employers and workers,” she continued.

A representative of the Great Coalition of Indonesian Workers’ Struggle and Vice President of KSPSI, Ahmad Supriadi, said the submission of the draft marked a first step in building communication with all DPR factions. He expressed hope that the proposals would be discussed.

“We hope that all DPR factions will study and accommodate the substance of what we are proposing,” said Ahmad.

In the draft, the workers’ coalition proposed 16 main points, ranging from rules on termination of employment, severance pay, work contract systems, outsourcing, wages and sectoral wages, foreign workers, to supervision and sanctions.

“The sixteen points we have submitted are fundamental issues that have long been the concern of workers. We want a Manpower Law that provides legal certainty, protection, and welfare for all Indonesian workers,” he said.

“We want the drafting process of the Manpower Law to be participatory. Workers must be involved from the outset, because we are the ones who will directly feel the impact of this regulation,” he added.