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The tripartite forum conducted at least nine meetings to discuss the bill from July 8 to July 23.
As reported by tempo.co , the forum discussed 10 issues in the omnibus bill, namely foreign
workers, temporary workers, outsourcing, work hours, rest breaks, employment terminations,
severance pay, sanctions, unemployment benefits and job benefits.

Lawmakers may drop labor cluster from Indonesia's jobs bill to meet August deadline However,
Ida said that several items discussed had not yet received a unanimous agreement from the
forum. "Regardless of whether or not a full agreement is reached, the forum had committed to
finishing the discussion".

The bill seeks to revise 79 laws and more than 1,200 articles, from labor and mining regulations
to business license and environmental laws. The bill aims to cut red tape and attract investment
in the country, boosting the economic situation during the pandemic crisis.
Previously, the ministry invited a total of 14 labor unions to the forum. However, seven of the
unions decided to step out of the forum after expressing their objections over how it acted as
a mere hearing session for the government with no guarantee that the feedback would be
incorporated in the deliberation process.

The government expects deliberation of the bill to be finished in August despite mounting
pressure from labor unions and the World Bank over fears that it would negatively affect
workers' welfare..

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