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        "id": 1696604,
        "msgid": "3-823-honorary-teachers-in-west-java-yet-to-receive-salaries-1777009946",
        "date": "2026-04-23 18:01:35",
        "title": "3,823 Honorary Teachers in West Java Yet to Receive Salaries",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi plans to meet the Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform, Rini Widyantini, to seek technical guidance on paying salaries to 3,823 honorary teachers and administrative staff who have been unpaid since March 2026. Despite funds being allocated in the provincial budget, payments are stalled due to a ministerial directive prohibiting the employment and remuneration of honorary workers following the 2022 implementation of the Civil Servant with Work Agreement (PPPK) selection process. This issue underscores ongoing shortages of human resources in educational institutions, highlighting the need for policy clarification to ensure schools remain operational.",
        "content": "<p>West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has stated that he will meet the\nMinister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB),\nRini Widyantini, to request technical guidance on the payment of\nsalaries for honorary teachers in West Java.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the budget sourced from the Regional Budget (APBD)\nis already available, but it cannot be disbursed without approval from\nthe Ministry of PANRB. The arrears that the West Java Provincial\nGovernment must pay for the salaries of honorary teachers cover the last\ntwo months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money is there, it has been allocated, but there is a circular\nfrom the Minister of PANRB stating that we are not allowed to pay the\nsalaries of honorary employees. If we do pay, it would constitute a\nfinancial irregularity,\u201d said Dedi Mulyadi in a written statement on\nThursday, 23 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dedi, honorary workers in the education sector are\nemployees working in schools, including in administration and general\nservices, as well as cleaning staff. Their involvement is needed due to\nthe shortage of workers in West Java\u2019s educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to data from the West Java Education Office, there are\n3,823 honorary teaching and administrative personnel in West Java who\nhave not received salaries since March 2026. Local governments have been\nprohibited from employing honorary workers since the implementation of\nthe Civil Servant with Work Agreement (PPPK) selection process in\n2022.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the West Java Education Office, Purwanto, stated that the\ninvolvement of honorary workers is still very much needed in schools\nacross West Java due to the shortage of human resources (HR). \u201cThey are\nneeded because of the shortage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe budget is already in the provincial APBD; we just need a\nrecommendation from the ministry, from PANRB,\u201d said Purwanto.<\/p>\n<p>Dedi Mulyadi plans to meet Rini Widyantini next week to discuss the\npayment of salaries for honorary workers in West Java. \u201cNext week, I\nwill meet the Minister of PANRB. It\u2019s impossible for schools to lack\nteachers because their honorary teachers are not paid,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/3-823-honorary-teachers-in-west-java-yet-to-receive-salaries-1777009946",
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