26 Feb 2020
Reformist ‘Omnibus’ Bill on Job Creation Submitted to Indonesia’s National Legislature but Long Road Still to Travel
Introduction The Government submitted the much anticipated Bill on Job Creation (the “Bill”)[1] to the National Legislature (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat / DPR) on Tuesday, 12 February 2020. Dubbed the “Omnibus Bill,” it contains 174 articles spread over 1,028 pages, and is undoubtedly one of the most complex, reformist and liberalizing pieces of legislation in Indonesia’s…