Ideally, the protection from the federal government offered through jamsostek will be more total and will well protect all employees in Indonesia
Jakarta – Workers’ social security (Jamsostek) is a significant assistance that workers can rely on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice President Ma’ ruf Amin has actually said.
While announcing the 2020 Employees’ Social Security Award or Paritrana Award by means of videoconferencing here on Thursday, Amin stated that during the pandemic, social security cover has ended up being very crucial for enhancing work security.
It also provides economic sustainability certainty to workers’ households in case something undesirable happens, he added.
Speaking from his official house in Jakarta, Amin said the Employees’ Social Security Program consists of insurance coverage for occupational accidents, insurance for death, insurance coverage for old age, and pension insurance coverage.
Insurance for job losses would soon be added to the Jamsostek for providing a more total social security protection, he notified.
” Hopefully, the defense from the government provided through Jamsostek will be more complete and will well secure all workers in Indonesia,” Amin pointed out.
As part of COVID-19 handling, the Indonesian federal government has likewise carried out strategies to maintain economic growth throughout the crisis that has had an effect on the health, economy, and work sectors, he highlighted.
” One of the efforts to fulfill the requirements of the working community has been to offer a wage aid (BSU) of Rp500 thousand for two months or an overall of Rp1 million per individual,” he informed.
The federal government is targeting to provide wage subsidies to 8.9 million employees from numerous areas in Indonesia, the Vice President stated.
” This wage subsidy is anticipated to relieve the concern of employees in living a tough life in the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
In addition to supplying wage subsidies, the federal government has likewise made guidelines for carrying out activities in the work environment, especially those associated to work relations, by issuing the Decree of the Minister of Manpower Number 104 of 2021 concerning Standards for Carrying out Work Relations during the COVID-19 pandemic, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said.
The decree covers 3 things: the implementation of the work-from-home system, the execution of working in the workplace or office, and laying off of employees, she notified.
The decree also goes over the arrangement of earnings under the 3 work systems by regulating other rights connected to earnings, she stated. Termination of work, as a last resort, can be taken if the COVID-19 pandemic has a serious effect on business connection, she included.
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