Jamsostek scandal<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
Workers' Social Security (Jamsostek) is identical to labor
\ncontribution fees (and those of employers) to guarantee social
\nsecurity for workers when needed. Therefore, whatever is
\nregulated in the Jamsostek Law, it is only proper that some of
\nthe funds are returned to workers right now, not when they retire
\nor when there employment is terminated. The refund could be in
\nthe form of loans for very low-cost houses at lenient terms.<\/p>\n
It is difficult to understand that when workers need loans
\nthey must go to banks, while at the same time Jamsostek provides
\nfinancial assistance (in cash, collected from workers'
\ncontribution fees) to banks, which grant loans to workers.<\/p>\n
Other greatly exasperating things with respect to the
\nJamsostek funds are as follows:<\/p>\n
1. There have been rumors in coffee shops for quite some time
\nthat the job of the government is to entertain legislators so
\nthat the bill tabled may get unhindered approval. Now these
\nrumors have proved to be correct. However, the use of funds
\noriginating from workers' \"sweat, blood and tears\" to get a bill
\nratified by the House of Representatives is indeed inhumane.<\/p>\n
2. The statement made by manpower minister Abdul Latief, who
\ntrivializes the use of these workers' funds, shows that,
\nseemingly, he can be \"played with\" in the same way as he \"plays
\nwith\" house members.<\/p>\n
3. The statement made by the president director of Jamsostek
\nthat Rp 7.1 billion or Rp 3.1 billion is nothing compared with
\nthe assets of Jamsostek, valued at some Rp 6 trillion, shows how
\narrogant and unprofessional this official is. The factor of
\n\"where the money comes from\" seems to be set aside.<\/p>\n
4. Considering that members of the board of commissioners of
\nJamsostek, as the shareholders' representatives, have approved
\nthe allocation of the funds, laymen can only guess what they have
\ndone in order that they may secure this position.<\/p>\n
5. What about the FSPSI (the federation of associations of
\nworkers' unions)? As the leaders were also involved in the
\n\"discussion\" of the manpower bill, workers will never hear any
\nstatement in defense of their fate.<\/p>\n
If some government officials, legislators and leaders of FSPSI
\nare \"in collusion\", it is impossible that this scandal can be
\ndealt with transparently. Therefore, the only way out is to ask
\nindependent and professional public auditors, who are still
\n\"uncontaminated\", to openly audit the utilization of the funds.<\/p>\n
The fees for these auditors may come from the money
\ncontributed by the common people through, for example, \"a
\ndonation for the manpower bill\" in Media Indonesia.<\/p>\n
TOTO PRAWOTO<\/p>\n
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