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View all search resultsWorkers to press for new labor law, gig protections on May Day
Protesters are set to demand an end to outsourcing and low wages, arguing that current employment practices leave workers in prolonged contractual uncertainty. President Prabowo Subianto is set to attend Jakarta's main Labor Day commemoration on Friday.
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Drivers for ride-hailing companies rally in Jakarta on May 20, 2025, in a mass protest for better pay and work conditions. (Antara/Khaerul Izan)
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abor groups are set to take to the streets on May 1 with a concrete set of demands, led by a push to pass a new labor law and scrap outsourcing practices, as concerns over job security and wages intensify.
The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) plans to stage a mass rally urging lawmakers to pass a revised labor bill in line with Constitutional Court ruling No. 168/PUU-XXI/2023, which orders the government to fix the legal framework following the controversial Job Creation Law.
The KSPI said its core demands include an end to outsourcing and to “low wages”, arguing that current practices leave workers in prolonged contractual uncertainty without adequate protection.
Unions are also calling for broader reforms, including the removal of taxes on holiday allowances (THR), annual bonuses, old-age savings and pensions, as well as the passage of a long-discussed asset forfeiture bill and the ratification of International Labour Organization Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment in the workplace.
President Prabowo Subianto is set to attend the main Labor Day commemoration to be held at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on Friday.
Labor groups have also raised concerns over looming layoffs, amid global economic tensions and rising imports, particularly in sectors such as automotive manufacturing.
The demands extend to the rapidly growing gig economy, where unions say employment protections remain in a legal gray area, with the KSPI also calling for ride-hailing platform commissions to be capped at 10 percent.
