The Indonesian Constitutional Court accepted 21 of 71 petition points from unions last November and ordered the government to pass a new law within two years. Unions are now planning the next steps in the anti-Omnibus Law campaign.
At the IndustriALL Indonesia unity meeting on 31 January-1 February in Jakarta, the council decided to form a labour law reform team to study remaining Omnibus Law issues.
The team will prepare a list of common demands of IndustriALL affiliates by December and consult legal experts before sharing it with stakeholders. The participants said it is imperative to include IndustriALL affiliates’ demands in the upcoming new labour law.
IndustriALL Indonesia council chairperson Iwan Kusmawan said :
“The anti-Omnibus Law struggle after the constitutional court decision is to monitor the implementation of the court decision, particularly on wage stagnation before the court decision. In 2025, President Prabowo increased the provincial or district minimum wages by 6.5 per cent and set the sectoral minimum wage. We welcome the announcement and promulgation of the new ministerial order on minimum wage 2025.”
On 13 February, IndustriALL general secretary, Atle Høie, wrote to the Indonesian government and urged the president to take immediate action and begin comprehensive consultations with trade unions, including IndustriALL affiliates, to enforce the Constitutional Court’s ruiling and legislate a new employment law. He emphasized that minimum wage covering...
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