REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian Minister of Labor M. Hanif Dhakiri and Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Rini Soemarno discussed issues concerning outsourcing labor in government-owned firms.
"Both ministries are serious about resolving problems related to outsourcing in state enterprises. We are still monitoring the resolution processes of outsourcing disputes," Dhakiri said here on Wednesday.
He added that during the meeting, the two ministries agreed to form a joint team to address and resolve outsourcing matters in SOEs.
"Later, the two ministries will form a concrete joint team to function as a manpower development team. So outsourcing issues can be discussed and solutions can be sought together. Following this, progress reports will be submitted to the ministers," he explained.
The joint team will also conduct training programs for state-owned companies and outsourced workers so they work more professionally and in accordance with legislations on labor.
"This team will be formed not to address outsourcing matters alone but also for manpower development. For example, it will deal with improvement of working conditions, patterns of labor relations and the implementation of the norms of employment," Dhakiri affirmed.
Moreover, he admitted that there were several factors in the policies of SOEs as employers that were not aligned with the demands of their employees. This subject will be tackled by the joint team in the future.
"It will provide guidance to companies and workers to ensure improvement in employment relations. It is of utmost importance that we agreed to resolve problems related to outsourcing in state-owned enterprises," the minister remarked.
He also mentioned reports on outsourcing matters in SOEs that violate the government's regulations.
The most common outsourcing labor issue that violates regulations is the manipulation of work agreements that SOEs grant to vendors and vendors to employees.
"As a result of the violation of the regulation, rights of outsourced workers are not upheld; the continuity of employment relations and wage issues, for example. Another problem that arises is the demand for the outsourced workers to become permanent employees of state-owned companies," he pointed out.
Furthermore, to overcome the troubles concerning outsourcing labor currently, the government is gradually taking into account the conditions and abilities of each SOE as well as their agreements with these workers.
In addition, the Ministry of Labor has suggested that state-owned companies reemploy and lift the status of outsourced workers in various ways and provide alternatives. These could include promoting them as permanent workers, establishing subsidiaries and appointing outsourced workers as permanent employees in them, or recruiting them as permanent workers in vendor companies.
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