Women’s groups challenge jobs law over discriminatory provisions
A women’s rights group and a number of individual petitioners have filed a legal challenge to the Job Creation Law, saying the law contains discriminatory provisions that impoverish women and undermine their rights.
Women's rights group Solidaritas Perempuan and four petitioners from South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara have challenged the Job Creation Law, alleging it contains discriminatory provisions that harm women and their rights. The law, enacted three years ago, allegedly contributes to the "feminization of poverty" by permitting corporations to strip the livelihoods and rights of farming, fishing, and indigenous communities, particularly women's.
Solidaritas Perempuan chair Armayanti Sanusi stated that the challenged provisions infringe significantly on women's constitutional rights, particularly their right to participation. The petitioners claim the law has unfairly permitted development projects to proceed without considering women's perspectives, resulting in the loss of living spaces, livelihoods, and inclusive decision-making opportunities.
They demand the court annul provisions governing land management and environmental impact assessments unless they mandate inclusive participation and protection of women's rights. Following the petition, over a hundred women, dressed in batik and traditional attire, rallied outside the court, joining farmers, fishers, and indigenous women from various regions in solidarity with the petitioners.
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