Workers and employers alike protested and refused to hike electricity tariff (TTL) State Electricity Company (Limited) as an extra burden on them.

 Workers and employers alike protested and refused to hike electricity tariff (TTL) State Electricity Company (Limited) as an extra burden on them.



Although the relationship of workers and employers about the minimum wage rather hot, in terms of their electricity rate increase one opinion. Workers and employers alike protested and refused to hike electricity tariff (TTL) State Electricity Company (Limited) as an extra burden on them.

President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Union (KSPI) Said Iqbal and Chairman of the Confederation Congress of Indonesia Union Alliance (KASBI) Nining Elitos rate, rising TTL make up provincial minimum wage (UMP) in 2013 does not mean. Separately, Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Sanny Iskandar confirmed, TTL rising burden new businesses hit UMP that can accelerate the increase in employers reduce labor.

"Labour will increase electricity costs Rp 15,000-Rp 25,000 per month and the prices of goods will be expensive. So 2013 UMP increases averaging 30 percent-40 percent with the aim of improving the purchasing power and welfare workers is a lie," said Iqbal, Friday (01/04/2013) in Jakarta.

Local governments, especially those with an industrial area, set a provincial minimum wage increases (UMP) in 2013 varies. 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.

Iqbal who is also Labour Labour Council Presidium Indonesia (MPBI) said labor contract or the installments many homes with power 1300 electric Volt Ampere. The increase in TTL will return erode the purchasing power of workers as owners of the rented contribute to increase rental rates and property entrepreneurs also raise the price of the house is very simple.

According Nining, workers would fall into the first group were negatively affected by the increase TTL. This condition will worsen the lives of workers who have not received job security and income according to the provisions. "PLN should change and save by not managing a business area so that certain groups do not need TTL up," said Nining.

While employers increasingly overwhelmed by being forced to bear the increase in UMP 2013 and TTL as well. Sanny said, TTL rising burden of production costs will obviously vary according to the value of the industrial sector.

"The impact could eventually rise to the selling price. Then be able to impact the workforce reduction, the loss of support activities and other informal businesses as entrepreneurs and industry switched to importing merchants," said Sanny.