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View all search resultsFlexibility, bargaining power in focus as RI treats gig workers as micro businesses
MSME Minister Maman Abdurrahman said that classifying online ride-hailing drivers as micro and small businesses would expand their access to government support programs.
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(Courtesy of Gojek)
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he government's plan to classify ride-hailing drivers as microbusiness owners has raised questions about how Indonesia should regulate its growing gig economy, with experts urging policymakers to avoid overregulation that could hamper job flexibility and impose a one-size-fits-all approach.
Jimmy Berlianto, a senior researcher at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), said gig workers operate under varying working arrangements that differ from traditional employment, making uniform regulation inappropriate.
"The regulatory framework should therefore not be applied uniformly. Even regulations governing gig work cannot adopt a one-size-fits-all approach because working systems and conditions differ across occupations," he said to The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
He added that Indonesia should consider establishing a distinct legal category for gig workers.
"A new legal category for the gig economy ecosystem should be considered. To my understanding, this is also the basis for the drafting of the Gig Workers Bill. The draft that has circulated is already fairly comprehensive in taking into account the diversity of gig work and key factors affecting gig workers, such as algorithm transparency," Jimmy said, referring to the market mechanism that connects gig workers with parties seeking to use their services.
His remarks came in response to the government's plan to classify online ride-hailing drivers as micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) operators.
MSMEs Minister Maman Abdurrahman said the policy would expand drivers' access to government support programs, including entrepreneurship training, business development assistance and financing through the subsidized microcredit (KUR) scheme.
