West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has approved the amount of the Kabupaten/Kota Minimum Wage (UMK) in West Java. This is stipulated in the West Java Governor's Circular Letter No. 561/Yanbangsos regarding the Implementation of UMK in West Java in 2020. Karawang Regency has the highest UMK among other regencies/cities in West Java, and even in Indonesia, at Rp 4,594,324.
Although the increase in Karawang Regency reached 8.51% compared to last year, the workers are still not satisfied. The reason is that this UMK amount does not yet reflect the increase in the prices of Decent Living Needs (KHL) items, which could potentially be higher.
After Karawang, the next highest UMKs are in Bekasi City and Bekasi Regency, amounting to Rp 4,589,708 and Rp 4,498,961 respectively. Meanwhile, Depok City is Rp 4,202,105 and Bogor City is Rp 4,169,806.