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View all search resultsWorkers to hold jobs law rallies until Nov. 10
KSPI president Said Iqbal stated that the rallies would take place starting from Nov 2.
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orkers united under the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) have planned to continue staging protests against the controversial Job Creation Law until Nov. 10, longer than what was previously predicted by the government.
KSPI president Said Iqbal assured the public that the planned rallies would be nonviolent in nature.
"The KSPI and other worker unions will stage the protests in a measured and constitutional manner," Said Iqbal said in a statement on Monday as quoted by tempo.co.
"The rallies will take place peacefully, lawfully and without anarchy."
Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD previously cited intelligence reports saying that protests against the jobs law would be conducted only until Oct. 28, the day when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is expected to sign the law.
The House of Representatives passed the omnibus bill on job creation into law on Oct. 5, giving the President 30 days until at least Nov. 5 to give his approval. However, even without Jokowi's signature, the law will still go into effect automatically after a month since its passage.
The State Palace said on Friday that the State Secretariat had completed the review on the law and that Jokowi was ready to sign it.
