BPS: Over a Quarter of City Residents Work Excessive Hours

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has compiled data highlighting differences in working hours between urban and rural workers.

The report, *Indonesia's Labor Market Indicators February 2023*, shows that 28.42% of the urban working population work excessive hours.

This figure is higher than the percentage of rural workers working excessive hours, which stands at 21.27%.

"More than a quarter of the urban population works excessive hours," the BPS stated in its report.

The breakdown of working hours is as follows: 0 hours per week (including temporary unemployment) accounts for 1.83% of urban workers and 1.79% of rural workers.

Next, 1-34 hours per week accounts for 25.67% of urban workers and a significantly higher 42.77% of rural workers.

Meanwhile, 35-48 hours per week accounts for 44.08% of urban workers and 34.17% of rural workers.

Finally, more than 49 hours per week accounts for 28.42% of urban workers and 21.27% of rural workers.

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Regulations regarding working hours are stipulated in the Omnibus Law [Job Creation Law](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2023/02/21/adakah-partai-politik-yang-bantu-kepentingan-rakyat-di-ciptaker-ini-persepsi-masyarakat) (Ciptaker), which was quickly enacted by President Joko Widodo through Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu Ciptaker) Number 2/2022 and subsequently ratified by the DPR (House of Representatives).

Article 77 (1) of the Ciptaker Law states, "Every employer is obligated to comply with working hour regulations."

The aforementioned working hour regulations are further explained in Article 77 (2):

(a) Seven hours per day and 40 hours per week for a six-day work week, or
(b) Eight hours per day and 40 hours per week for a five-day work week.

The BPS further details that the province with the highest percentage of workers working excessive hours is Gorontalo, at 33.88%.

This is followed by East Kalimantan at 33.25% and North Kalimantan at 32.73%.

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