Ojol Presidential Regulation Expected to Strengthen Driver Protection
The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) has stated that the finalisation of the Presidential Regulation on the online transport ecosystem together with the government will strengthen protection for online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers and couriers delivering goods and food.
Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said the finalisation of the Presidential Regulation involved a number of relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.
“Tariffs for goods and food are regulated by Komdigi, passenger transport tariffs by the Ministry of Transportation, while online transport operators will be overseen by the Ministry of MSMEs,” Dasco said after the finalisation meeting on the Presidential Regulation with the government at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday (18/8).
Dasco said the protection in the regulation is no longer limited to passenger transport drivers, but also covers couriers delivering goods and food.
He explained that the meeting was part of the DPR’s oversight function as well as to absorb the aspirations of online transport operators following a number of meetings with relevant ministries.
According to Dasco, tariffs for passenger, goods, and food transport have been simulated, but still need to go through a harmonisation process so they cannot yet be announced.
He said there will still be one meeting with the relevant ministries as well as one meeting with online motorcycle taxi driver organisations and app companies before the Presidential Regulation is issued.
“We ask all parties to be patient. Let us wait for the Presidential Regulation, hopefully everything can run well,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister of MSMEs Maman Abdurrahman said his ministry will meet with associations, online motorcycle taxi driver communities, and app companies to absorb final aspirations before the regulation is issued.
According to Maman, this step is necessary so that online motorcycle taxi drivers can develop and improve their welfare, including through other business opportunities in the digital ecosystem, such as MSMEs and merchants partnering with platforms.
“We will invite the community, ojol associations, and app companies to meet and absorb final aspirations,” he said.
Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria said his ministry will involve more platforms and drivers to find an optimal tariff balance point.
Meanwhile, Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi said the regulation, which originally focused on passenger transport, has been expanded in accordance with the direction of President Prabowo Subianto and the DPR RI leadership.
For passenger transport, Dudy said the commission of app companies is capped at a maximum of 8% so that drivers receive at least 92%. This provision has been in effect since 1 July 2026 through a Decree of the Minister of Transportation.
For now, he said he will directly lead the harmonisation process of the Presidential Regulation after the regulation was finalised together with the DPR RI.
Economist from Airlangga University and RISED, Rumayya Batubara, assessed that the government needs to evaluate within at least the next 3-6 months the impact of the implementation of the 8% ojol commission.