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PDI-P warns against 'hasty deliberation' of omnibus bill on job creation
Of the six political parties in the government coalition, the PDI-P has been the only one to suggest that the House of Representatives carefully review the bill, with PDI-P executive and House Speaker Puan Maharani saying that “a hasty deliberation may disadvantage the people”.
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Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto (center) talks to reporters after submitting presidential letter and omnibus bill on job creation to the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Feb. 12. (JP/Adrian Wail Akhlas)
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earing that several divisive articles in the omnibus bill on job creation may have triggered conflicting views among members of the government coalition, the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has urged lawmakers not to rush in their deliberations, citing the objections of several labor unions.
Of the six political parties in the government coalition, the PDI-P has been the only one to suggest that the House of Representatives carefully review the bill, with PDI-P executive and House Speaker Puan Maharani saying that “a hasty deliberation may disadvantage the people”.
The Golkar Party, meanwhile, is actively seeking support from other political factions at the House to deliberate the bill quickly. The government-initiated bill is one of the flagship programs of Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who is also Golkar Party chairman.
As ordered by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Airlangga will be in charge of leading the bill’s deliberations at the House in 100 days. The House, however, has yet to process the bill and Puan has suggested that deliberations may start in the next sitting period, which would start in late March.
The House received a presidential letter and the draft bill from the government on Feb.12, but lawmakers have not decided whether the bill would be handled by the House legislative body (Baleg) or a House special committee (Pansus).
House Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsuddin of the Golkar Party said the five leaders had not discussed the letter.
“It’s difficult [to decide], even though I am the deputy speaker for politics and security issues and a member of the Golkar Party. I’ve suggested that we should take it to the House plenary session immediately, but the other lawmakers have not agreed to that yet. We are still waiting,” Azis said recently.
