Indonesia issues emergency regulation to replace jobs law

Indonesia issues emergency regulation to replace jobs law

FILE PHOTO: Indonesia's President Joko Widodo attends an APEC Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool

Indonesia‘s President Joko Widodo signed an emergency regulation on Friday to replace a controversial job creation law that a court had ruled was flawed, arguing global economic uncertainty next year gives him a legal basis for such a move.