"We urge the president, ministers, governors, and regional heads to prepare a complete set of regulations, so the Law Number 4/2024 can be implemented immediately," he said when met at the HI roundabout area, Jakarta, on Sunday.
The government should also regulate sanctions and rewards for KIA Law implementation in every company in Indonesia and make derivative regulations for informal or labor-intensive sector workers, Iskandar continued.
“First, the government should equip the Law with regulations and rules covering all aspects. Secondly, institutions such as social security and social assistance can bridge this need," he remarked.
According to him, the KIA Law was extraordinary since it covered the health of mothers and children and their welfare.
"Law Number 4 of 2024 is a proof that reform and democracy can produce useful law for all of our people. We will continue to produce laws needed by our people," Iskandar disclosed.
Previously, the Deputy for Coordination of Quality Improvement for Children, Women, and Youth at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, Woro Srihastuti Sulistyaningrum, informed that the ministry was still reviewing regulations derived from the KIA Law, especially regarding paternity leave.
“This still raises the question, is three days of paternity leave enough? However, fathers are actually given the opportunity to take more leave for important matters. The paternity leave in the Law is not three days strict," she conveyed in a press conference at her office on July 15.
Previously, the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Bintang Puspayoga, said her party would also draft derivative regulations from the KIA Law in collaboration with other ministries/institutions.
As a form of commitment to realizing the welfare of mothers and children, the government will prepare derivative regulations consisting of three Government Regulations and one Presidential Regulation, she stated.
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