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Tapera meets opposition from ‘ojol’ drivers, freelancers
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Drivers of on-demand transportation services Gojek and Grab wait for passengers on June 24, 2020 in Jakarta. The gig economy has contributed at least US$7 billion to the Indonesian economy and jobs for at least 4 million people, but falls short in offering decent work. (AFP/Adek Berry)
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he controversial Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program has been met with a backlash from ojol (app-based ride-hailing motorcycle taxi) drivers, who fear that the mandatory monthly salary cut will become a burden for those with unsteady incomes.
The policy requires participants to deposit 3 percent of their monthly income for future homeownership, with employees bearing 2.5 percent and the employer 0.5 percent of the deposit.
The program applies not only to civil servants and private employees making the minimum wage but also self-employed workers, even if they already own a house.
Heru Pudyo Nugroho, the commissioner of Tapera management body BP Tapera, last week said that ojol and delivery drivers fell within the latter category.
The government will start collecting the monthly contributions no later than 2027.
After drawing opposition from employees and employers, the policy has now fueled objections from ojol drivers.
“I’d say we reject this policy. There are still many rich people out there who the government can tax,” 47-year-old ojol driver Triyono from Palmerah, West Jakarta, told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
