Law on manpower

Law on manpower

From Media Indonesia

The Minister of Manpower and the House of Representatives are debating the bill on manpower. The law on manpower will hopefully guarantee the rights of workers just as the International Labor Organization (ILO) protects workers. No demonstration needs to be staged and no protest needs to be launched if the manpower law is enacted. In fact, the ILO allows demonstrations but they should be carried out in a constructive and orderly manner.

Both the workers and the companies have their respective responsibilities. So it is quite natural to hope that the workers also have a sense of belonging (better still if they own a fraction of the shares), to conform with the Pancasila economy.

As is often the case, industrially advanced countries put pressure on their workers, give low pay and set long working hours (eight hours per day).

I hope the law on manpower will truly guarantee workers' rights.

F PUDIYANTO SURADIBROTO

Jakarta