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        "msgid": "employers-unfazed-by-paying-bpjs-for-domestic-workers-better-than-facing-jail-1776858667",
        "date": "2026-04-22 17:43:38",
        "title": "Employers Unfazed by Paying BPJS for Domestic Workers: Better Than Facing Jail",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Several employers of domestic workers in Indonesia express willingness to comply with the upcoming Domestic Workers Protection Act (PPRT), particularly the mandate to provide health insurance through BPJS Kesehatan, viewing it as preferable to legal penalties like imprisonment. Individuals like Novi and Farhan, who previously covered medical costs informally, now plan to register and pay monthly premiums despite the shift to routine expenses. The legislation, recently agreed upon by the DPR's Legislation Body, outlines comprehensive rights, recruitment mechanisms, and social protections for domestic workers across 12 chapters and 37 articles.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A number of users of domestic helper (ART)\nservices admit they are not opposed to the planned implementation of the\nDomestic Workers Protection Act (PPRT), including the obligation to\nprovide health social security through BPJS Kesehatan.<\/p>\n<p>One of them, Novi (45), feels capable of paying the BPJS\ncontributions for the domestic helper working in her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBPJS, I can manage that. It\u2019s just a matter of deciding which\nclass,\u201d said Novi in a conversation with Kompas.com on Wednesday\n(22\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>She chooses to cover medical treatment costs directly if her worker\nfalls ill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, I haven\u2019t covered BPJS, but if she gets sick, I cover the\ncosts to the clinic or for buying medicine,\u201d said Novi.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the monthly contribution obligation, Novi acknowledges\nthe need to readjust her financial situation.<\/p>\n<p>Because expenses that were previously incidental now must be paid\nroutinely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually, I only spend money when the worker at my house is sick. But\nnow, it has to be paid every month,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan (42) expressed a similar sentiment, planning to discuss the\nobligation with his family and ART.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll talk to my wife later, and I\u2019ll also ask the helper at home if\nshe already has BPJS or not. If not, I\u2019ll register her. If she does,\nI\u2019ll just pay monthly,\u201d revealed Farhan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d rather set up BPJS Kesehatan than be sued and go to jail later.\nNow there\u2019s already the Act,\u201d said Farhan.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Farhan admits he hasn\u2019t registered his domestic worker with\nBPJS because he considers the Rp 1.5 million monthly salary already\ncovers needs, especially since the worker does not live in the\nhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDomestic workers go home and forth, her house isn\u2019t far from mine.\nIf she needs treatment, she handles it herself because everything is\ncovered in the Rp 1.5 million,\u201d said Farhan.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that the Chairman of the DPR RI Legislation Body, Bob\nHasan, stated that the PPRT Bill contains several new regulations\ncovering rights, recruitment mechanisms, to social security for domestic\nworkers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PPRT Bill was agreed upon in the Working Team meeting, which\noverall consists of 12 chapters and contains 37 structured articles,\nfrom general provisions to closing provisions,\u201d said Bob Hasan in a\nworking meeting on Monday (20\/4\/2026) night.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/employers-unfazed-by-paying-bpjs-for-domestic-workers-better-than-facing-jail-1776858667",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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