Rejecting the Cooperatives Bill
WE, the credit union cooperatives movement in Kalimantan, representing 56 cooperatives with 1,188,116 members and total assets worth Rp15.3 trillion, herewith declare our rejection of the Bill on Cooperatives currently under parliamentary discussion. We also request that the House of Representatives suspend the debate before taking it to the plenary meeting.
Tempo
September 2, 2019
Our points of objection:
- The abolition of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (Dekopin) as a sole body (article 130), because it constitutes a violation of citizens’ rights to freedom of association and freedom of assembly as guaranteed by the 1945 Constitution. We also reject the obligation to pay contributions to Dekopin (article 82) and the use of funds from the State Budget as well as the Regional Budget for Dekopin.
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