Increase civil servants' earnings!<\/p>\n
From Suara Karya<\/p>\n
I am a pensioner of the IV\/E category (the top rank in the
\ncivil service) and my monthly pension is Rp 360,000 to support my
\nfamily -- one wife, and two kids who are still in university.
\nSuch a meager income is enough only for two weeks of a modest
\nlife-style. Luckily we own a house of our own, so we don't have
\nto pay rent. Imagine how civil servants (including armed forces
\nmembers) whose rank is lower than mine manage on such small
\nincomes? Isn't the government going to consider their
\ncircumstances?<\/p>\n
Civil servants are supposed to serve the public, but in
\npractice, it is the other way around. The community has to pay an
\nextra fee to get things done. This obviously only tarnishes the
\ncivil servants' image and deflates their morale.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile prices of commodities continue to increase and the
\ngovernment has no power to control the situation. It is said that
\nthe economic growth continues to improve, but the earnings of
\nIndonesian civil servants are the lowest among ASEAN countries,
\neven lower than the Philippines whose economy is worse than
\nIndonesia. The economic gap between the private sector and civil
\nservants is widening. This is not healthy, it leads to social
\njealousy, inferiority complexes, frustration and low morale.<\/p>\n
Employment opportunities are still scarce, so whenever there
\nis a vacancy for any civil job, thousands apply. Their only
\nencouraging philosophy is \"better something than nothing.\"
\nBecause once they get the job, they hope to get extra money from
\nusing their authority.<\/p>\n
The government could improve the welfare of civil servants by
\ngiving an extra one-month salary in connection to the coming Idul
\nFitri, and also salary raises of at least 20 percent.<\/p>\n
SUHARSONO H<\/p>\n
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