"Indonesian unions celebrate critical “omnibus” law victory", 1 December 2021

“Thank you for actively helping the Indonesian labour movement win this judicial review,” said Said Iqbal, president of the KSPI, in a message to the ITUC and everyone who has supported their fight against the “omnibus” law.

The law stripped away workers’ rights and entitlements as well as environmental protections, and it cleared the way for privatisation of the electricity sector.

But last week the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, immediately suspended its most harmful features and gave the government two years to repair the law.

The ITUC’s Indonesian affiliates, KSPI and KSBSI, have opposed changes to labour regulations in the law, with millions of working people joining nationwide strikes...