The Reborn of Labor Party as the Union’s Modes of Engagement in Indonesia Contemporary Politics

Fredick Ekayanta

2022

Abstract

The declaration of Labor Party on October 5, 2021, marked a new chapter in the engagement of unions in Indonesian politics. The development of the engagement of unions since the Reformation began through the street politics. Next, since the direct regional head elections were introduced, unions took advantage of the opportunity to negotiate their interests with regional head candidates. Furthermore, unions took part in the electoral politics contestation. The absence of political party that represents the interests of workers directly forces them to form alliances with the existing political parties. In the latest circumstances, unions re-declared the Labor Party, which had been participated in the first three elections in Reformation era but failed to get a seat in the national parliament. This article argues that the reborn of the Labor Party cannot be separated from political developments in contemporary Indonesia, which is marked by the decline in the quality of democracy, so that unions are increasingly excluded from the political decision-making process.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ekayanta F. (2022). The Reborn of Labor Party as the Union’s Modes of Engagement in Indonesia Contemporary Politics. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP, ISBN 978-989-758-618-7, SciTePress, pages 69-73. DOI: 10.5220/0011510800003460

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop22,
author={Fredick Ekayanta},
title={The Reborn of Labor Party as the Union’s Modes of Engagement in Indonesia Contemporary Politics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,},
year={2022},
pages={69-73},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011510800003460},
isbn={978-989-758-618-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP,
TI - The Reborn of Labor Party as the Union’s Modes of Engagement in Indonesia Contemporary Politics
SN - 978-989-758-618-7
AU - Ekayanta F.
PY - 2022
SP - 69
EP - 73
DO - 10.5220/0011510800003460
PB - SciTePress