How Prabowo Sought to Defuse Labor Groups on May Day 2026
President Prabowo Subianto appointed labor confederation leader Jumhur Hidayat as Environment Minister ahead of May Day 2026. The government has been wary of labor movements amid an economic slowdown.
Francisca Christy Rosana
May 4, 2026
SWORN in by President Prabowo Subianto as Minister of Environment on Monday, April 27, 2026, Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat had known for about two months that he would enter the Cabinet. The Chair of the All-Indonesian Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI) said he received signals a few days before Idul Fitri—around the third week of March—2026 that he would become a minister.
Jumhur said the President had spoken with him via video call
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