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View all search resultsLabor unions protest Jakarta minimum wage, vow court battle
Labor groups are demanding the wage be raised to Rp 5.89 million, in line with Jakarta’s decent living needs as calculated by Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
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Workers participate in a rally on Aug. 28, 2025, in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta. During the protest, laborers demand a revision to the labor regulations and ways to ensure better work protection across the country. (Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga)
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abor unions on Monday staged a protest near the National Monument in Jakarta against the newly announced provincial minimum wage, warning that the demonstrations could escalate nationwide and continue throughout next year unless the decision is revised.
The protest focused on the 2026 Jakarta minimum wage, which the capital’s governor set at Rp 5.73 million (US$341) per month, a 6.17 percent increase from the 2025 figure.
Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) president and Labor Party chair Said Iqbal said the group would pursue legal action to overturn the decision by filing a lawsuit at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN). He argued that the figure still fell short of meeting living standards amid the rising cost of living in the capital.
Labor groups are demanding the wage be raised to Rp 5.89 million, in line with Jakarta’s decent living needs as calculated by Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
“Today’s action is deliberately small to give the government room to respond and negotiate,” Said told reporters on Monday. “After the New Year, we will return. We will keep protesting until the Jakarta minimum wage is set at Rp 5.89 million.”
Around 1,000 workers took part in Monday’s rally, while KSPI said another protest planned for Tuesday could involve up to 20,000 workers from several regions.
“Some senior officials in the Jakarta administration have claimed that [only a small group of workers actually opposed the wage increase], but in reality this is the position of all Jakarta workers,” he said.
