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Minimum wages announced for East Java cities and regencies
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East Java Governor Soekarwo has announced the minimum wages (UMK) for 38 cities and regencies in the region, which will be applied starting on Jan. 1, 2016.
The city of Surabaya has the highest UMK of Rp 3,045,000 (US$222.43), followed by Gresik regency with Rp 3,042,500, Sidoarjo regency with Rp 3,040,000, Pasuruan regency with Rp 3,037,500 and Mojokerto regency with Rp 3,030,000.
Meanwhile, the lowest minimum wages in the region, Rp 1,283,000, will be applied in Ponorogo, Pacitan, Trenggalek and Magetan regencies.
According to East Java's Manpower and Transmigration Agency head, Sukardo, the UMKs were increased by 11.5 percent in all regencies and cities.
Prior to the signing of the governor's regulation related to the minimum wages, Sukardo said the administration had received feedback from all parties, including the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and labor unions.
Below is the list of the 2016 UMKs for 38 regencies and cities in East Java:
- Surabaya city Rp 3,045,000
- Gresik regency Rp 3,042,500
- Sidoarjo regency Rp 3,040,000
- Pasuruan regency Rp 3,307,500
- Mojokerto regency Rp 3,030,000
- Malang regency Rp 2,188,000
- Malang city Rp 2,099,000
- Batu city Rp 2,026,000
- Jombang regency Rp 1,924,000
- Tuban regency Rp 1,757,000
- Pasuruan city Rp 1,757,000
- Probolinggo regency Rp 1,736,000
- Jember regency Rp 1,629,000
- Mojokerto city Rp 1,603,000
- Probolinggo city Rp 1,603,000
- Banyuwangi regency Rp 1,599,000
- Lamongan regency Rp 1,573,000
- Kediri city Rp 1,494,000
- Bojonegoro regency Rp 1,462,000
- Kediri regency Rp 1,456,000
- Lumajang regency Rp 1,437,000
- Tulungagung regency Rp 1,420,000
- Bondowoso regency Rp 1,417,000
- Bangkalan regency Rp 1,414,000
- Nganjuk regency Rp 1,411,000
- Blitar regency Rp 1,405,000
- Sumenep regency Rp 1,398,000
- Madiun city Rp 1,394,000
- Blitar city Rp 1,394,000
- Sampang regency Rp 1,387,000
- Situbondo regency Rp 1,374,000
- Pamekasan regency Rp 1,350,000
- Madiun regency Rp 1,340,000
- Ngawi regency Rp 1,334,000
- Ponorogo regency Rp 1,283,000
- Pacitan regency Rp 1,283,000
- Trenggalek regency Rp 1,283,000
- Magetan regency Rp 1,283,000
East Java's Confederation of Indonesian Workers' Union (KSPI) said they accepted the UMK and decided to cancel the mass rally that had been planned for Saturday.
'We accepted the [2016] UMK considering the current economic situation,' said the head of KSPI East Java, Sunandar, in Surabaya on Saturday as quoted by Antara news agency.
He added that the country's workers still urged an evaluation of Government Regulation (PP) No. 78/2015 on minimum wages.
The new regulation, issued in October, stipulates a formulated annual wage increase that takes into account the current fiscal year's inflation and gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates. It replaced the old formula that was based on a cost of living (KHL) survey of 84 basic commodities and other daily needs of workers.
Previously, workers demanded the government revoke the regulation and increase next year's wages by 22 to 25 percent. They said if those demands were ignored they would stage a nationwide protest from Nov. 1 through Dec. 30. (kes)
