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Thousands of workers demonstrated in Jakarta on Saturday, demanding that parliament reject a presidential decree whose critics say will weaken workers' rights and protect the environment.
President Joko Widodo issued the emergency declaration last month, replacing a contentious labour law in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a move that some legal experts say violated a court ruling.
The Constitutional Court ruled that the 2020 Jobs Creation Law was flawed, citing insufficient public consultation before the law's passage. It directed legislators to complete a new process by November.
Damar Panca Mulia, 38, a protester, called the decree a government ploy to ensure the job law's implementation.
"This regulation undermines workers' welfare, reduces worker protections, and causes widespread damage — to agricultural issues, the environment, and women's protection," he said."Job creation should be in line with workersAlthough welfare is improving, this decree is in opposition to that. We are opposed because of this.
Protesters carried a banner reading "Say no to outsourcing", while others held placards reading "Reject the emergency decree on job creation because there is no emergency".
Joko Heriono, 59, said the regulation created uncertainty for workers because they could be fired at any time and would receive less severance pay.
Outsourcing and minimum wage regulation in the decree were among the issues raised by Labour Party Chairman Said Iqbal.
Saeed told reporters, "We don't want the state to become just a tool for corrupt businesspeople, harming the wellbeing of workers.
Foreign investors praised the Jobs Creation Law, which revised more than 70 other laws, for reducing red tape.
The current session of Parliament will be used to assess the legality of the decree, according to the deputy speaker. A group of Indonesians petitioned the Constitutional Court last week to conduct a judicial review of the regulation.
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