SP JICT Urges Pelindo to Lead Port Labour Transformation
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta International Container Terminal Workers’ Union (SP JICT) is urging PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero), known as Pelindo, to take a pioneering role in transforming labour in the national port sector following the issuance of Ministry of Manpower Regulation Number 7 of 202lar regarding Outsourcing Work.
SP JICT General Chairman Bayu Saptari believes that the introduction of this new regulation on outsourcing represents a crucial momentum for Pelindo’s management and trade unions to convene and evaluate labour management. The goal is to formulate a long-term labour model that is more adaptive, equitable, and sustainable.
“Pelindo has undergone a major transformation post-merger. In our view, the next transformation must involve its people. Pelindo and the trade unions need to sit together to formulate a labour model that is fair for workers, yet realistic for the company,” said Bayu Saptari in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
He noted that Ministry of Manpower Regulation Number 7 of 2026 clearly regulates the types and fields of work that can be outsourced, while strengthening worker protection aspects. Furthermore, the regulation provides an adjustment period for existing types and fields of outsourced work currently operating in the field.
He stated that this regulatory shift can be utilised by Pelindo to conduct comprehensive mapping and evaluation of the implementation of outsourced labour. Such evaluations should consider job characteristics, competence, safety aspects, operational needs, regulations, and business sustainability.
Furthermore, he emphasised that the implementation of labour reform must still account for the company’s financial and operational conditions. In his view, the interests of workers and business sustainability should not be viewed as opposing or conflicting forces.
He assured that the union would not push for policies that could burden the company’s finances. The reform process must be carried out gradually, objectively, and measurably, in accordance with the company’s actual conditions.
The company must be maintained so that it grows healthily and competitively, while workers who have built competence and supported operations for years also deserve the certainty of a better future.
As a sign of commitment, SP JICT expressed its readiness to engage in active dialogue with management and other stakeholders to formulate a realistic and sustainable labour roadmap for Pelindo.
Given Pelindo’s business scale and strategic position within the national logistics ecosystem, the company is seen as having a significant opportunity to establish a modern industrial relations model that could serve as a benchmark for other State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Indonesia.
“Pelindo has the opportunity to lead. SP JICT is ready to be part of the solution. If Pelindo can build a model that balances worker protection, productivity, and corporate sustainability, it could become a benchmark for labour reform for other SOEs,” said Bayu Saptari.