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August 28, 2025 | 11:31 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Secretariat General of Indonesia's DPR (House of Representatives) has urged its employees to work from home (WFH) today, Thursday, August 28, 2025. The entreaty was made to expect the protestation of laborers successful beforehand of the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta.
In the Circular Letter of the Secretariat General of the Indonesian House of Representatives numbered 2797/SEKJEN/08/2025 dated August 27, 2025, it is stated that each employees wrong the Secretariat General of the House of Representatives are to enactment from location today.
The missive states that employees with important and urgent tasks are inactive required to study to the DPR office. However, employees without nonstop assignments are fixed the flexibility to transportation retired their authoritative duties from their residence.
Tempo sought to interaction the Secretary General of the DPR, Indra Iskandar, to corroborate the WFH argumentation owed to the labour demonstration. However, Indra has not responded to the questions astatine the clip of writing.
Vice Chairman of the DPR's Commission III, Ahmad Sahroni, confirmed the work-from-home proposal for DPR employees. According to him, the argumentation emerged aft a objection by respective elements of nine connected Monday, August 25, 2025, which made it hard for employees to permission the parliamentary complex.
Sahroni stated that the DPR does not privation that concern to recur. "Returning location is complicated, it's hard to spell anywhere. That's wherefore WFH is recommended," Sahroni said erstwhile confirmed connected Thursday, August 28, 2025.
The objection astatine the House of Representatives contiguous was organized by the Labor Party, labour unions, and respective different elements of society. The President of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, stated that the objection volition beryllium conducted peacefully. "I telephone for the objection connected August 28 to beryllium peaceful, orderly, without immoderate disturbances oregon violence," Said said successful a written connection connected Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
The laborers brought six demands, including the abolition of outsourcing, rejection of debased wages, cessation of layoffs, and acceleration of the treatment of the Manpower Employment Bill and the Asset Seizure Bill.
Said urged the authorities to summation the 2026 minimum wage by 8.5-10 percent. The labor radical besides rejects termination of employment and demands the abolition of the outsourcing system.
Subsequently, they request taxation reform. According to him, the existent taxation strategy has burdened workers and the people.
Ade Ridwan contributed to the penning of this article.
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