The Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law was first coined by Joko Widodo in his inauguration speech as the second term President of the Republic of Indonesia on October 20, 2019, exactly one year ago. Initially he initiated it as the Job Creation Bill (RUU). Since the idea was thrown to the public, the public was practically
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