Said Iqbal Urges DPR Not to Rush Labour Bill Debate Like Omnibus Law

President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, has urged the House of Representatives (DPR) not to rush deliberations on the Labour Bill (RUU Ketenagakerjaan).

He made the statement during an audience with DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, DPR Deputy Speaker Cucun Ahmad Syamsuridjal, DPR Deputy Speaker Saan Mustopa, Chair of the Legislation Body (Baleg) Bob Hasan, and Deputy Chair of Commission IX of the DPR regarding the Labour Bill.

“Hopefully the deliberation of this Labour Bill will not be rushed,” Said said during the audience at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, 13 August 2026.

Nevertheless, he acknowledged that there is a deadline from the Constitutional Court (MK) that must be met.

“On the other hand, we from the labour group certainly want this law to be truly comprehensive,” Said said.

He also demanded that the Labour Bill not be deliberated behind closed doors, as was the case with the Job Creation Law or Omnibus Law.

“Let there be no repeat of the deliberation process like the Omnibus Law on Job Creation. Discussed at midnight, in hotels,” Said explained.

Said said the DPR and the government must involve public participation, particularly workers.

“After that, participation was very weak, and workers were left out of the process simply because of the excuse of chasing a deadline,” he said.

Previously, DPR Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said the draft Labour Bill is targeted for completion by October 2026.

“The academic paper and the proposed draft bill are targeted for completion by early October 2026,” Dasco said during the audience with workers at the DPR Building, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, 13 August 2026.

Dasco explained that the Labour Bill follows up on the Constitutional Court’s ruling of 31 October 2024. The Court ordered that the labour cluster be removed from Law Number 6 of 2023 on Job Creation and placed in a separate law.

“The Constitutional Court gave a two-year deadline from the ruling, so the new law is expected to be completed before 31 October 2026,” he continued.

He said the academic paper and the Labour Bill draft prepared by the DPR’s Expertise Body were submitted to Commission IX of the DPR on 22 June 2026.

“The draft consists of 19 chapters and 224 articles,” Dasco said.