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View all search resultsWorkers' associations have urged action to address the issue of “disguised employment” faced by some gig workers in Indonesia, while a government official says a dedicated bill to regulate the growing gig economy is underway.
While differing from other recent protests against lawmakers' excessive paychecks, analysts said the rallies by labor unions shared the same calls for the legislature to be more responsive to the public's concerns.
The employers' association has urged immediate action from the government and the House to overhaul the 2003 Manpower Law as ordered by the Constitutional Court, warning of the adverse impacts on the investment climate amid ongoing vulnerability in labor-intensive sectors.
In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court has instructed lawmakers to draft a new manpower law, striking down 21 articles in the contentious Job Creation Law that aimed to replace it. This decision underscores persistent challenges and legislative inconsistencies within the omnibus law, which was designed to revise over 70 laws.
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