The Jakarta Post
The Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) is ready to manage the social security of laid-off workers when the proposed omnibus law on job creation is enforced, the agency’s senior executive has said. According to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan strategic planning and information technology director Sumarjono, the agency is working closely with the government to create social security (JKP) schemes for laid-off workers in line with provisions stated in the omnibus bill on job creation, which is currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives (DPR). “We’ve been deeply involved in deliberations of the JKP. We were asked to hand out data regarding work terminations and advised [the government] on the potential scheme,” he said in Jakarta on Friday. The JKP schemes are part of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation, which is aime...