This Province Has the Highest Number of Strikes Until November 2024

According to data from the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), there were 240 labor strikes in Indonesia between January and November 2024.

These cases involved 50,410 workers and resulted in 403,330 lost working hours.

As of November 2024, West Java had the highest number of strikes, with 53 cases. Cumulatively, these strikes involved 18,400 workers and 147,200 lost working hours.

Other provinces with a high number of strikes include DKI Jakarta, East Kalimantan, Central Java, South Sulawesi, and East Java, as shown in the graph.

Meanwhile, Kemnaker recorded no strikes in Aceh, Jambi, Bengkulu, Lampung, Bangka Belitung, East Nusa Tenggara, South Kalimantan, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Papua, and Papua.

Based on the Minister of Manpower Decision No. 232 of 2003, a labor strike is a planned and jointly implemented action by workers and/or trade unions to stop or slow down work.

This regulation states that strikes are a fundamental right of workers and/or trade unions, conducted legally, orderly, and peacefully as a result of failed negotiations.

A strike can be deemed illegal if it meets the following criteria:

* It is not due to failed negotiations;
* There is no notification to the employer and the labor office;
* Notification is less than 7 days before the strike; and
* The strike occurs in a company serving public interest and/or a company whose activities endanger human life, conducted by workers on duty.

In addition, the XL Axiata Labor Union (SPXL) held a mass leave due to a lack of clarity regarding the planned merger with Smartfren. This one-day action, on Friday, December 6, 2024, involved approximately 1,600 employees.

“We hope management will give full attention to this opportunity, because our future success depends heavily on how well we maintain the balance between work obligations and employee rights fulfillment,” wrote SPXL on its official Instagram account on Thursday, December 5, 2024.