The businessmen asked the government not to ignore their role as job creators and taxpayers.

The businessmen asked the government not to ignore their role as job creators and taxpayers.



The businessmen asked the government not to ignore their role as job creators and taxpayers. However, the employers are also reminded of the emergence of the negative impact of the planned boycott of employers in tripartite forums.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Indonesia Suryo B Sulisto supports the position of Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Sofjan Wanandi withdraw from Cooperation Agency (LKS) Tripartite again if the government does not respect the entrepreneur.

Suryo confirmed this to Kompas in Jakarta, Monday (12/24/2012). Apindo has attracted 15 representatives from LKS Tripartite their disappointment at the government's stance that ignores the input element of businessmen associated with wage policy and regulatory power over power.

"It should be a tripartite agreement of three parties, employers, workers and government. However, if the input element of the entrepreneur is no longer included in the decision, I can understand the decision and if necessary dismiss Apindo just LKS Tripartite, "said Suryo.

LKS Tripartite an official dialogue forum contains elements of employers, workers, and government, which each element represented 15 people. They work by decision of the president for the past two years to discuss a variety of employment issues to be input for the government.

This forum is broader than bipartite dialogue between employers and workers at the enterprise level. LKS Tripartite paralyzed since the economic crisis in 1999 and was restored in 2007 to become a co-ordination forum looking for a solution of any labor problems.

According Suryo, government and workers should not ignore the role of employers in the tripartite forum. Suryo asked the government and the workers' commitment to respect the agreement the three parties in the National Tripartite LKS.

"We have called on employers to refrain from layoffs (layoffs). However, the current conditions are very tough businessman and we should be able to understand this condition, "said Suryo.

The business community got a severe blow to the minimum wage increase in 2013 was drastic, as they were also in early 2012.

Minimum wage increases in 2013 were highest in the city of Bogor, West Java, by 70 percent from 2012 and the Jakarta UMP raise as much as 43 percent.

A total of 1312 companies employing 975,328 workers in 14 provinces has applied for suspension of 2013 through Kadin Indonesia UMP-Apindo during the period 3 to 13 December 2012. This number could increase further because the complaint deadline is December 20, 2012.

Among workers deplore this incident. Chairman of the National Union Bambang Wirahyoso and Secretary General of the Indonesian Labor Organization Timboel Siregar assessing attitudes Apindo will boycott LKS Tripartite dialogue process stalled industrial relations.

Separately, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Erman period 2005-2009 regrets boycott of the National Tripartite LKS. He said that, with the government and employers have struggled to re-enable the National Tripartite LKS to build harmonious industrial relations, democratic, and equitable.

"Industrial relations is a key enabling vital in the context of supporting the economic development of the country. If the three-party dialogue is stalled, would have a negative impact, both for investors and workers, "said Erman, who is also an expert human resource management of Jakarta State University.

Another issue is the creation of new jobs will be jammed. Similarly, the growth in revenues from corporate taxes and labor income.

He said that the government needs to look at other factors that directly benefit the welfare of workers, in addition to wage increases. Factors that such worker housing near industrial areas, improving health care quality and safety, as well as encouraging the establishment of worker cooperatives.

"What's happening now is a form of communication deadlock. This must be corrected immediately so that the problem does not spread everywhere, "he said