The Raperda initiated by the Serang City Government (Pemkot) on the Protection and Welfare of Girls has drawn criticism because it only copied of the other regulations.
From the results of a study conducted by the Banten Regional Research and Information Center (PATTIRO), it was revealed that the Raperda was only a combination of regulations No. 23 of 2002, Law No. 13 of 2003, Law No. 23 of 2004 and Law No. 27 of 2007. In fact, referring to to Article 14 of Law No. 12 of 2011, the materials for making regional regulations must contain regional local content and local wisdom of the area.
“This Raperda on children and women is only a copy of 4 regulations. No change at all. Only the word ‘government’ has changed to ‘Serang City Government’. there is no element of local wisdom or local content in Serang City. This is clearly a violation,” said Panji Bahari Noor Romadhon, member of the Budget and Gender Division of PATTIRO Banten during a press conference at the Presroom of the Pokja Journalists, Serang City, Monday (29/4).
According to Panji, actually the Serang City Government’s initiative needs to be appreciated as a form of commitment to gender issues. However, it is very unfortunate when the making of the Perda is only limited to imaging and waiving obligations. “The making of this regional regulation does not look serious because it seems that it is only an abolition of obligations, it is only limited to imaging, that the Serang City Government is pro-gender,” said Panji.
Panji said, don’t let the drafting of the Raperda seem like it’s just a final budget event. “The formation of this special committee uses a fairly large budget. It is a waste of budget if the Raperda produced is only limited to copies. This means that no research has been conducted,” Panji said.
For this reason, according to Panji, PATTIRO will ask for the academic text of the Raperda. “We want to see the academic texts, what sociological, philosophical, and other studies are like. If it does not contain local wisdom, we will try to provide input,” said Panji.
Copy Summary
Chapter III and Chapter IV copy regulations No. 23/2002 on Child Protection
Part Six Chapter IV concerning Child Labor copies from articles 68 to 74 of Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower
Chapter VI copies from the Labor regulations
Chapters VII, VIII, IX copy from regulations no. 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence
Chapter X copies from regulations No. 21 of 2007 concerning the Eradication of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons.
Responding to this, the Chairperson of the Special Committee for Raperda for the Protection and Welfare of Women and Children, Encop Sofia, admitted that the contents of the Raperda were indeed a combination of several regulations. “The Raperda itself is a translation of the regulations above, namely the regulations combined with locality. So it’s fine if PATTIRO thinks it’s a copy of the regulations. Moreover, it is still a draft design and has not been discussed. Local content only exists after coordination with various parties,” said Encop.
Apart from that, Encop also asked PATTIRO not only to criticize, but also to provide input. “If you have ideas or suggestions, please submit them. This is a new Raperda, so it can still be updated and adapted to local conditions,” he said.
