Event Reports

To get more insight and understanding over the implementation of wage and salary, the Human Resources Member Forum held its meeting on 28 September 2017. Organized at EuroCham Office, the Member Forum invited Mr. Kemalsjah Siregar from Kemalsjah & Associates, an expert on labor law and issues. Mr. Kemalsjah gave his insight and overview on the implementation of Government Regulation No. 78/2015 on Salary. On the meeting, he gave an advice for the Member Forum members to be brave to ask the consequence for the company, if the company does not comply with the regulation.

Aiming to have a better understanding on how to deal with counterfeited products, the Intellectual Property Working Group held an event by inviting representative from the Polda Metro Jaya. Organized on 19 September 2017, at Mercantile Athletic Club Jakarta, the Working Group invited Mr. Zakaria who is a Senior Investigator responsible for IP Enforcement at Polda Metro Jaya. The business was represented by Mr. Koon Yeow Lui. The meeting provided information regarding multinational company’s experience in dealing with counterfeited products which addressed by Diageo during their presentation. 

During the panel session, led by Mr. Kin Wah Chow (Head of the Working Group), Mr. Zakaria shared the concerns over the development of e-commerce, which has made some cases hard to track. Hence, the participants were encouraged to make formal report to the police if they found counterfeit issue against their products.