HumasUPNVJ - UPN Veteran Jakarta held a series of six discussions on the National Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Bill which was held on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Auditorium Building, Lt. 4.
The bill, which has caused a lot of controversy, was held by the Indonesian PTN Alumni Organization Association (HIMPUNI) in collaboration with UPN Veterans Jakarta.
In the discussion, Dr. appeared as the speaker. Wicipto Setiadi from the Faculty of Law UPN Veterans Jakarta, Prof. Dr. Agus Pramusinto, Chairman of the National Civil Service Commission; Dr. Agus Santoso, special staff of the Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs and another speaker was Drm Anwar Sanusi.
The public discussion was opened with remarks from the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs who represented the Chancellor of UPNVJ. In the remarks, Dr. Antar Venus stated that this bill is indeed a public concern, “It is proven that even though this bill is very progressive and aims to improve the investment climate, increase job creation to provide protection for workers, acceptance of this bill is not as easy as imagined. Polemics occurred between various interested parties, especially the government, employers and workers/workers. The conflicts that arise include starting from the issue of minimum wages, severance rights, labor protection, to controversies related to AMDAL obligations. Definitely Venus
Venus also hopes that the discussion from these experts can provide meaningful input for the continuation of the discussion of the bill.
Starting the discussion, Prof. Agus, who highlighted the bill from the perspective of public administration, stated that government organizations should be able to work and achieve goals with adequate space. Don't let existing regulations make it difficult for the government to move, be reluctant to work and lose its dynamic power and innovation. Rules should not "get in the way" and make governance complicated.
Meanwhile, the speaker representing UPNVJ, Dr. Wicipto Setiadi has a different view, “In this bill, the President is the holder of governmental authority who carries out government affairs. He believes that there will be a centralization of power in the center of government, even though it has been delegated to ministries and regions, but what is the responsibility of the central government in this bill is the acceleration of services, the acceleration of licensing and the implementation of national strategic programs and central government policies," explained the Constitutional Law expert. .
On this occasion, he reviewed several articles, including Article 23 point 2 concerning changes to Article 20 paragraph (3) of the Environmental Law, that approval for disposing of waste into environmental media must obtain approval from the Central Government. According to Wicipto, people's access to information, public participation and justice for this agreement has the potential to become increasingly difficult. The magnitude of the potential approval given will be overlooked considering the unique conditions and carrying capacity and capacity of each location.
"Small and medium businesses will be increasingly burdened because to get approval they must always go to the center regardless of the size of the business risk scale," he explained.
He also highlighted Article 23 point 4 regarding changes to Article 24 paragraph (5) of the Environmental Law. Environmental permits are removed, replaced with business permits. Thus, he said, the public's access to legal remedies will be narrower against decisions that have the potential to cause environmental impacts.