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Indonesian Democratic Teachers Association
The Indonesian Democratic Teachers Association is a professional association and labor organization active in Indonesian Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan and other urban and rural centers, interacting with institutions such as Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia), Regional Representative Council (Indonesia), House of Representatives (Indonesia), Corruption Eradication Commission, Supreme Court of Indonesia. It engages with unions and coalitions including Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions, Indonesian Workers Union Confederation, Indonesian Teachers Union, Indonesian Civil Servants Corps, and networks linking to international bodies such as Education International, Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education, UNESCO, International Labour Organization, UNICEF.
The association traces its roots to teacher associations formed during the late colonial and early post-independence periods alongside actors like Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian National Revolution, Indonesian National Party, and organizations such as Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia. Early organizing intersected with events including the Guided Democracy (Indonesia), the New Order (Indonesia), the Reformasi, and movements around the 1998 Indonesian riots, 1998 resignation of Suharto, and the subsequent legal changes embodied in laws like Law on Teachers and Lecturers (Indonesia), Civil Servants Law (Indonesia), affecting collective action, teacher certification initiatives, and professionalization drives linked to policy reforms from B.J. Habibie to Joko Widodo administrations.
The association's structure mirrors federated models seen in bodies such as Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions, with provincial chapters in West Java, Central Java, East Java, Bali, Riau Islands and district committees engaging municipal actors including Mayors of Bandung, Governors of Central Java, and school-level leaders associated with State University of Jakarta, Gadjah Mada University, Universitas Indonesia. Membership categories echo precedents from Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia and include certified teachers, contract teachers, private school teachers, and retired educators who interact with credentialing systems like the Teacher Certification program (Indonesia), pension schemes under Social Security Agency (BPJS), and labor registers linked to Ministry of Manpower (Indonesia).
The association participates in coalitions that have lobbied legislative bodies such as the People's Consultative Assembly, House of Representatives (Indonesia), and regional parliaments, coordinating with political parties including Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Golkar, Gerindra Party, National Awakening Party on issues connecting to decentralization debates following Regional Autonomy (Indonesia). It undertakes campaigns timed around national elections, engaging public figures like Megawati Sukarnoputri, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Prabowo Subianto, and policy forums with think tanks such as Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia), LP3ES, and international partners including Asia Foundation, World Bank.
The association has advanced positions on curricula, assessment, and teacher standards, interacting with policy instruments such as the 2013 Curriculum (K-13), the National Examination (Indonesia), the Teacher Certification program (Indonesia), and regulatory frameworks like Minister of Education and Culture Decrees. It has argued for reforms concerning funding allocations tied to the School Operational Assistance (BOS) program, advocated adjustments in line with comparative examples from Finland, Singapore, South Korea, and engaged researchers from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Bandung Institute of Technology to shape proposals on pedagogical models, inclusive education measures paralleling UNESCO guidance, and assessment reforms discussed at forums involving OECD and Asian Development Bank.
The association negotiates with provincial education offices and municipal administrations, invoking provisions from laws like the Labor Law (Indonesia) and interacting with bodies such as the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Ministry of Manpower (Indonesia), and National Civil Service Agency (BKN), while coordinating with other unions including Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions and All-Indonesia Workers Union. Bargaining topics include salary scales influenced by regional regulations in Jakarta, West Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, benefits connected to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, workloads aligned with standards from Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia), and dispute resolution processes drawing on precedent from labor cases heard at the Industrial Relations Courts.
The association has organized strikes and demonstrations in concert with groups that staged mass actions during episodes such as the 2008 food price protests, the 2012 teachers’ demonstrations, and wider mobilizations during the 2019–2020 Indonesian protests period, coordinating with civic coalitions including KSP, PEKKA, and student organizations like Indonesian Students Association (PMII), HMI. High-profile campaigns have targeted policies under presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo, mobilizing near landmarks such as National Monument (Jakarta), Palace of the Republic and engaging legal advocacy through organizations like LBH Jakarta.
Critics have alleged politicization through alignments with parties including Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and Golkar, raised concerns about transparency in funding linked to NGO partners such as Yayasan Pendidikan, questioned internal governance relative to norms from Transparency International Indonesia, and contested the association’s tactics during actions compared to protocols from National Police (Indonesia). Debates have invoked academic critiques from scholars at Universitas Indonesia, Airlangga University, Padjadjaran University about professional standards, while legal challenges have referenced statutes adjudicated by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia and administrative disputes resolved at provincial tribunals.
Category:Trade unions in Indonesia Category:Education in Indonesia