Explainer-What's at stake with Indonesia's controversial jobs creation law?


  • World
  • Thursday, 09 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Members of Indonesian trade unions hold placards during a protest against the government's labor reforms, as Indonesia's Constitutional Court reads the verdict on a judicial review filed on the controversial 'omnibus' or job creation law in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament is set to revisit a contentious Job Creation law to comply with a court order to fix procedural flaws during its 2020 passage, amid renewed pressure from unions and environmentalists to overturn the legislation.

WHAT IS THE JOB CREATION LAW?

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