Ministry of Manpower Takes Action Against Companies Withholding THR Payments, With These Results
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) assures that every complaint regarding Religious Holiday Allowances (THR) will not be left lingering in administrative processes. Amid the high number of reports on 2026 THR payments, Kemnaker has urged central and regional labour inspectors to swiftly examine each complaint to ensure workers’ rights are promptly fulfilled.
Manpower Minister Yassierli stated that governors have been requested to immediately deploy labour inspectors to follow up on every report received through the Kemnaker THR Command Post or THR posts at labour offices. According to him, the presence of the state must be truly felt when workers’ rights are at risk of not being fulfilled.
“I ask the governors to immediately deploy labour inspectors to examine every incoming report, whether through the Kemnaker THR Command Post or posts at labour offices. The state must not allow workers’ complaints to pile up without certainty of resolution,” said Yassierli in a press statement on Thursday (26/3/2026).
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 companies meet their obligations to workers. According to him, supervision must not stop at data collection but must lead to tangible resolutions.
This approach is being taken due to the high number of 2026 THR payment complaints. Therefore, field supervision is deemed necessary to strengthen so that every report progresses to examination, correction, and resolution that provides certainty for workers.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Labour Supervision Development and Occupational Safety and Health at Kemnaker, Ismail Pakaya, stated that follow-up supervision on THR complaints 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. Additionally, 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 ensure fulfilment of workers’ 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’ rights.
“Our message is clear: pay THR on time, in accordance with regulations, and do not wait to be reprimanded. Workers’ rights must be protected, and the government will ensure that,” Ismail stated.