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BPJS Ketenagakerjaan launches PERISAI service nationwide
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he Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) has officially launched an initiative designed to help informal workers and small- to medium-sized enterprises.
Called PERISAI, which stands for Penggerak Jaminan Social Nasional (National Social Security Drivers), this project was initially introduced on a smaller scale in November 2017 and was finally implemented nationally at the Sukawati market in Gianyar, Bali, on Monday.
PERISAI is an innovation designed to extend the scope of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and to allow more citizens to gain access to social security. It makes use of agents to sign up informal workers, who are classified as non-wage earning workers, and those who are in small- to medium-sized businesses.
The agency acquired the concept of PERISAI from the Japanese ideas of Sharoushi and Jimmikumiai. It perfected their original ideas through the use of digital technology to allow for easy operational usage as well as to minimize the risk of fraud. The implementation of PERISAI is also supported by Bank CIMB Niaga and Bank BNI to ensure that transactions run smoothly.
The technology means that agents can carry out the implementation of PERISAI and the recruitment of participants by simply using a cell phone. It also means that the agency can monitor the agents’ work performance in real time. In the two months since it was originally introduced, 1,300 BPJS Ketenagakerjaan agents have successfully registered 54,000 workers to become PERISAI members.
PERISAI’s launch on Monday was attended by members of the Gianyar regency administration, relevant ministries and organizations, members of the Japanese Sharoushi Federation, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Bank CIMB Niaga and Bank BNI.
"Today, we are officially launching PERISAI to the merchants of Sukawati market to symbolize the arrival of PERISAI for non-wage earning workers and small- to medium-sized enterprises. We are thankful to all parties that have supported us in implementing it, especially JICA and the Japanese Sharoushi Federation," BPJS Ketenagakerjaan executive director Agus Susanto said at the event.
According to Agus, the purpose of the launch was to allow the initiative to become known to the general public and to reduce doubts about whether or not they should become members.
"Workers don't need to worry about PERISAI's acquisition format, as it’s official and does not discriminate, whether from the service side of things or in terms of access to information. We also closely monitoring activities, both the regulations and the activities of PERISAI agents in the field," he said.
Agus also called on workers, who have registered with PERISAI, to verify their transactions and membership cards on their cell phones.
"We are open to communities who want to become members of PERISAI. All you need to do is register at our branch offices."
He stressed that PERISAI agents would get attractive incentives for signing up members and for each successful payment carried out. This means that agents are also incentivized to ensure that the PERISAI initiative runs smoothly. These bonuses will be made in accordance with BPJS Ketenagakerjaan regulations.
At the launch, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan introduced over 133 PERISAI agents from across the country as a way of thanking them for their efforts. They were invited to enjoy the beauty of Bali and to watch a performance by artist Via Vallen.
"This appreciation is BPJS Ketenagakerjaan's way of showing our gratitude to PERISAI agents. We hope that this will push them to work harder," Agus said.
He added that PERISAI had the potential to create new jobs and noted that the competitive capacities and competence of PERISAI human resources would be increased through training. The most competent of these agents will become experts in social security who can even become consultants and trainers for other agents. As a result, PERISAI will become an initiative that can help the public and ensure workers in all sectors get social security.
"We hope that PERISAI can be a catalyst for increasing BPJS Ketenagakerjaan’s membership to include non-wage earning workers and members of small- to medium-sized enterprises. We will also keep innovating so that all the workers in Indonesia can be protected," Agus said.
