The Jamsostek program provides more benefits to workers, such as pension, old age, work accident and death benefits which ultimately.
JAKARTA, INTERNASIONALPOS.COM.
The Tangerang Regency Government (Pemkab) won the 2024 Paritrana Award in the category of Regency/City Coverage of the Java-Bali Zone.
Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Ma’ruf Amin also witnessed the presentation of the award which was presented by Coordinating Minister for PMK Muhadjir Effendi to the Acting Regent of Tangerang Andi Ony at the BPJamsostek Plaza Building, South Jakarta, Thursday (12/09/24).
On that occasion, the Acting Regent of Tangerang Andi Ony said that the achievement of the Paritrana Award strengthens the commitment and synergy of all parties to optimize the coverage of social protection insurance for workers. More specifically, for vulnerable workers and their families in Tangerang Regency
“The 2024 Paritrana Award will further strengthen the commitment, collaboration and synergy of all parties in Tangerang Regency to continue to optimize the coverage of active BPJS participants, especially for vulnerable workers in Tangerang Regency, as directed by the Vice President earlier,” said the Acting Regent of Tangerang Andi Ony.
According to him, the achievement of the Paritrana award cannot be separated from various breakthroughs, collaborations, and support from various parties. Starting from the local government in this case the Manpower Office.
BPJS, business actors, and various parties who continue to strive to optimize the coverage of worker and family participation in the employment social security protection program.
“We have a special strategy in the context of implementing the provision of social protection for workers, namely by strengthening regulations, strengthening the budget, and implementing policies.
We from the Tangerang Regency Government have issued various regulations in order to provide a basis for the local government in implementing the program in question,” he said.
The Tangerang Regency Government allocates an adequate budget and data integration and implementation of the social security protection program.
In addition, data synchronization is carried out, especially poverty and extreme poverty data which are combined to monitor and see where people really need employment social security protection.
“We work together and collaborate with other OPDs, for example with the Manpower Office.
For the heirs of workers who have received social security protection, we also carry out special training in order to improve their competence and social security protection,” he said.
According to him, the Jamsostek program is important for worker welfare.
The Jamsostek program provides more benefits to workers, such as pension, old age, work accident and death benefits which ultimately have an impact on reducing poverty rates in Tangerang Regency.
“The Jamsostek program is very good and strategic to implement. The benefits are very large, all of which have an impact on us in reducing existing poverty,” he said.
Meanwhile, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said that the Social Security for Employment (Jamsostek) protection program is a real manifestation of the state’s presence in providing protection and welfare for workers and their families.
In an effort to achieve Indonesia Emas 2045, one of the pillars of development to be achieved is human development through employment reform.
“I hope that by 2045, 99.5 percent of workers in Indonesia will be fully protected,” said Ma’ruf Amin when delivering his remarks.
He asked all institutions, ministries, local governments and stakeholders to fully support and make the development of the employment sector a success, especially the employment security social protection program.
“In order to realize Indonesia Emas 2045, the employment sector requires full support from all stakeholders to work together actively through strengthening regulations, budgets and program implementation.
I ask all ministries, institutions, ministries, regional governments and village governments to continue to ensure that all workers, including non-ASN employees to community cadres can become active participants of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, he said.
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