Indonesia's Plan To Raise The Minimum Wage Standard For Five Years Should Be Dismissed.

As we all know Textile and garment industry As a pillar industry of Indonesia's manufacturing industry, the Central Bureau of statistics of Indonesia showed that the total output value of textile, leather and sports shoes industry contributed about 9% of Indonesia's economic growth. In recent years, Indonesia's manufacturing cheap labor force has allowed more garment manufacturers to switch to factories in Southeast Asia, but the wage and salary problems in textile factories have been constant. The minimum wage standard plan has been revised.

According to a trade union, the Indonesian government's plan to raise the minimum wage standard for labour every five years should be rejected.

IndustriAll Global Union recently held 2 seminars to discuss the struggle for basic living wage and sustainable industrial policies. IndustriAll said Indonesia's regional minimum wage does not meet the basic needs of workers.

"Inequality is increasing," IndustriAll said. Wage level There are regional differences. "The government only proposes raising the minimum wage every five years, without considering the growth of the cost of living in 5 years".

IndustriAll said that this proposal should be rejected, and the trade unions should co-operate with each other to propose better wage demands and urgently demand the national industrial wage agreement to replace the regional system.

The IndustriAll branch also confirmed that Indonesia needed to develop links between industries as part of the development policy of processing and transportation.

The Indonesian government has formulated 2011-2025 national development plan It is called MP3EI, but the trade unions have not been consulted. Most of them are not aware of the plan.