Labour Union Leaders Meet Parliamentary Leadership to Discuss Labour Law Bill and Domestic Worker Protection

JAKARTA — The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Workers’ Unions (KSPSI) Andi Gani Nena Wea and the President of the Confederation of All-Indonesian Workers’ Unions (KSBSI) Elly Rosita Silaban visited the Indonesian Parliament building on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, to meet with Parliament’s Deputy Speaker from the Gerindra faction, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to discuss the proposed Labour Law Bill and the Domestic Worker Protection Law (PPRT).

“We want to discuss the Labour Law Bill which remains unfinished to this day. We are also pushing for the Domestic Worker Protection Law,” stated Andi Gani to journalists at Parliament.

Andi Gani expressed hope that Parliament’s leadership and Commission IX could promptly begin deliberations with active participation from labour unions. “We urge Commission IX, which is the key stakeholder here, to take this seriously and begin discussions quickly as this is a Constitutional Court mandate. To date, we feel we have not been actively involved by Commission IX. So this must proceed quickly, and we deeply appreciate Deputy Speaker Dasco’s excellent response,” he said.

Elly Rosita hoped that the Labour Law Bill could be finalised before the end of 2026 and would accommodate all labour groups’ aspirations.

Parliament has pledged to address labour organisations’ demands that the Labour Law Bill be discussed and passed urgently. Parliament’s Legislative Body (Baleg) and the government have included the bill in the National Legislative Priority Programme (Prolegnas).

This follows a Constitutional Court decision ordering Parliament and the government to draft a new comprehensive labour law. The current Labour Law No. 13 of 2003 has been challenged on constitutional grounds 37 times, with 36 cases decided. Of these, 12 were upheld in whole or in part, undermining the law’s integrity. Additionally, substantial portions have been modified through the Job Creation Law, necessitating a new, more comprehensive regulation to provide legal certainty in the employment sector.