Said Iqbal Proposes Limiting Outsourcing to Only Four Job Types
Special Adviser to the President for Employment and Labour Welfare, Said Iqbal, has proposed that the implementation of the outsourcing system, or contract workers, be limited to only certain types of jobs. The proposal was conveyed during a meeting with Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor at the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) in Jakarta on Thursday (11/6/2026).
During the meeting, Said Iqbal, who also serves as President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), requested that Minister of Manpower Regulation (Permenaker) Number 7 concerning Contract Workers be revised. According to him, the use of outsourced labour should not be applied broadly and needs to be restricted to specific support jobs.
Iqbal stated that the proposal is in line with various statements by President Prabowo Subianto, who has repeatedly expressed a desire for the outsourcing system to be abolished. However, he acknowledged that there are still some types of jobs where it is possible to continue using contract workers.
“The President has repeatedly stated that if possible, contract workers should be abolished. If it cannot be abolished, then there are several types of support jobs that are exempted and may use contract workers,” said Said Iqbal.
In his proposal, Said Iqbal emphasised that outsourcing should only be permitted for jobs that are supportive in nature and not directly related to the company’s core processes. He listed four types of jobs that are still suitable for using the contract system: security officers, drivers, catering services, and cleaning service staff.
“Several types of support jobs that may use contract workers include support work for security, support work for drivers, support work for catering, and support work for cleaning services,” he explained. Consequently, he proposed that the use of outsourced labour outside these four fields should no longer be allowed.
In addition to limiting the types of jobs, Said Iqbal also highlighted the need for certainty regarding the employment status of outsourced workers.