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Environmental Issues Need Attention

The omnibus bill on job creation aims to spur economic growth. However, a number of articles on the environment require special attention.

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Ahmad Arif/ Ichwan Susanto/Dian Dewi Purnamasari/Angger Putranto
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Labor activists hold banners ahead of a protest on Wednesday (12/2/2020) at the House of Representatives in Senayan, Jakarta. The protesters objected to the omnibus bill on job creation, which they claimed would sacrifice workers’ welfare for the sake of investment. They say that the bill threatens workers’ rights and welfare by excluding detailed provisions on minimum wage and the hourly wage system, eliminating severance pay, reducing work hours and altering the labor system.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – According to the assessment of researchers from the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL), a number of potential environmental problems are contined in the omnibus bill on job creation, which the government submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) on 12 Feb. 2020. The draft bill could also cause problems related to spatial planning, mineral and coal mining, plantations, forestry, maritime affairs, coastal and small island management, electricity and biodiversity.

ICEL director Raynaldo Sembiring said in Jakarta on Wednesday (19/2/2020) that the omnibus bill on job creation placed environmental protection and management under the authority of the central government. This was evident, for example, in Article 23 point 24, which rescinded the duties and authority of provincial and district / municipal governments in environmental protection and management, whereas the central government had limited capability and capacity in accessing the regions. In addition, each region had a different environmental condition.

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Syahnan Rangkuti
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