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Union-NGO group becomes 10th to petition against jobs law, FRI campaigns for 'civil disobedience'
As the Constitutional Court's webpage on active litigation continues to fill up with well into the third week since the President signed the jobs law, a coalition of unions and NGOs has become the latest to petition for a judicial review.
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A university student holds up a headband bearing the hashtag #MosiTidakPercaya (motion of no confidence) during a rally on Oct. 28 on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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coalition of 14 unions and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)on Thursday filed a legal challenge against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation at the Constitutional Court, the latest to challenge the controversial law following nine other individuals and groups that have petitioned the court for a judicial review
Meanwhile, the Indonesian People’s Faction (FRI), the most vocal group opposing the law, has launched a campaign calling for a “civil disobedience”.
“The Job Creation Law contains legal violations and flaws, especially in the agriculture, horticulture, plantation, education, fishery and land sectors,” said a statement from the Kepal coalition, which includes Sawit Watch, Indonesia for Global Justice, the Indonesian Fishermen’s Union (SNI) and the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI).
“Besides the substance of the law, we believe that the jobs law has violated the rules on lawmaking, which should have involved public participation at every stage of the [legislative] process, from the planning, formulation, deliberation [and] to the passing of the law.”
Kepal is viewed as an outlier among the many other progressive NGOs that have decided not to challenge the law at court. Earlier on Monday, another request for judicial review was filed by the Federation of Textile, Clothing and Leather Unions (FSP-TSK) of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI).
The FRI, one of the most vocal groups on the streets and on the internet that consists of dozens unions, NGOs and university students, including the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, has decided not to file a judicial review. Instead, it has opted to push to campaign for a motion of no confidence. The FRI posted its campaign banner on Nov. 6 to its Twitter account, @FraksiRakyatID, bearing a logo it is calling the “civil disobedience” logo.
Sebuah Simbol Perlawanan Rakyat dan Pembangkangan Sipil. Merah adalah simbol perlawanan rakyat yg tertindas di manapun berada termasuk di Indonesia
