The new Omnibus Law: consolidating oligarchic power
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Students hold a protest to reject the Omnibus Law that was already passed by the Indonesian Parliament in front of Central Java Parliament building in Semarang, Central Java. 7 Oct, 2020.
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In 2019, President Jokowi announced that he would prioritise a pro-investment deregulatory push, via a new ‘Omnibus Law on Job Creation’.447 In his second term inauguration speech he set out the main thrust of his plan, saying ‘we have to simplify, cut and trim every regulatory obstacle’.448 The resulting Omnibus Bill, running to over a thousand pages and modifying dozens of existing laws, provoked massive demonstrations across Indonesia in October 2020,449 during the final stages of deliberation by the House of Representatives. It became law on 2 November 2020.450
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Kompas.com (2019) Mashabi S & Prihatin IU (2019) Idhom AM (2020) Law 11/2020 on Job Creation / Undang-Undang no. 11 tahun 2020 tentang Cipta Kerja, full text available at https://www.setneg.go.id/view/index/ undang_undang_republik_indonesia_nomor_11_tahun_2020_tentang_cipta_kerja
