JAKARTA: Indonesia moved a step closer to passing President Joko Widodo's contentious"Job Creation" Bill after parliament's legislation committee and government ministers on Saturday approved the latest version for a vote next week.
The so-called"omnibus" Bill, aimed at revising over 70 existing laws in a single vote, is the president's flagship measure to speed up the pace of economic reform and improve the country's investment climate. In a hearing on Saturday, which ended a few hours before midnight, representatives from seven out of nine factions in the legislation committee approved the Bill to be brought to a parliamentary vote, while two factions rejected.Several ministers led by chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto also approved the final version of the Bill, which contained some changes to the government's original proposal, such as a different scheme for a cut in mandatory severance benefits.
Workers opposing the Bill argued the legislation would be a"red carpet for investors, widening the power of the oligarchy" by not only hurting labour protection, but also taking away lands from farmers and indigenious communities, according to the coalition's statement.
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