Ministry of Manpower Ensures THR Complaints Are Followed Up Intensively
Amid the still high number of reports on 2026 THR payments, the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) has asked labour inspectors at the central and regional levels to act quickly to examine every complaint so that workers’ and labourers’ rights are promptly fulfilled,” said Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli in his statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
Furthermore, he requested that governors immediately deploy labour inspectors to follow up on every report received through the Kemnaker THR Post or THR posts at labour offices.
According to the Minister, the presence of the state must truly be felt when workers’ and labourers’ rights are threatened with non-fulfilment.
“I ask the governors to immediately deploy labour inspectors to examine every incoming report, whether through the Kemnaker THR Post or posts at labour offices. The state must not allow workers’ complaints to pile up without certainty of resolution,” said Yassierli.
In addition, Yassierli emphasised that labour inspectors at Kemnaker and Provincial Labour Offices must act quickly to examine reports, follow up according to their authority, and ensure that companies fulfil their obligations to workers and labourers.
According to him, supervision must not stop at data collection but must lead to real resolutions.
This step, he continued, is being taken because complaints about 2026 THR payments remain high. Therefore, field supervision is deemed necessary to strengthen so that every report leads to examination, correction, and resolution that provides certainty for workers and labourers.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Labour Supervision Development and Occupational Safety and Health at Kemnaker, Ismail Pakaya, said that follow-up on THR complaint supervision continues to run.
From all reports summarised as of 25 March 2026 at 15:00 WIB, 200 Performance Inspection Result Reports, 7 Inspection Notes I, and 4 recommendations have been issued.
In addition, 1,461 cases are still in the handling process, while 173 cases have been declared completed.
“These data show that incoming complaints continue to be monitored to lead to the fulfilment of workers’ and labourers’ rights. Therefore, labour inspectors will continue to oversee all reports until there is a concrete, measurable resolution that provides certainty for workers,” said Ismail.
He also urged companies to immediately fulfil their obligations without waiting for warnings or the arrival of labour inspectors.
According to him, compliance in paying THR on time and in accordance with regulations is a form of corporate responsibility towards workers’ and labourers’ rights.