[4] After being passed into law, there were various substantial text alterations and deletions,[5] as well as procedural issues, which made its legal status eligible for being formally annulled.

[11] Indonesian president Joko Widodo later signed the formulating law on 16 June 2022,[12] effectively starting the process of revising the legislation.

[16] On 20 October 2019, after being sworn in for his second term, President Joko Widodo declared his intention to revise laws that inhibit job creation.

[17] The government initially aimed to submit the omnibus bill on job creation to the DPR in December 2019, but failed to meet its own deadline.

On 12 February 2020, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto submitted the bill to DPR Speaker Puan Maharani.

[21] The Legislative Council was supposed to hold meetings to discuss concerns over the bill, but it instead formed a working committee for this purpose.

Just hours before the passage, thirty-five investment firms sent a letter warning the government of the bill's harmful consequences to the environment.

This abolishes the Manpower Law's previous determination of wages based on position, years of service, education, and competence.

Academic Bivitri Susanti expressed the view that the Job Creation Law had several procedural breaches that made it not legally acceptable.

[40] Feri Amsari criticized the illegal revisions of the final draft after the validation carried out by parliament that could bring a jail term for breaking Criminal Code section 264 relating to the crime of falsifying authentic documents.

[26] Indonesian internet influencers on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram posted content supporting the bill during its deliberation.

[43] In addition to celebrities, other influencers and anonymous accounts were mobilized to populate social media with pro-Omnibus Law posts and deter criticism by using harsh words, harassment, and hoax accusations towards activists.

[26] Said Aqil Siradj, chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, stated his opposition to the bill and decried it for only benefitting capitalists, investors, and conglomerates.