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        "id": 1215124,
        "msgid": "life-not-easy-for-pensioners-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-04-10 00:00:00",
        "title": "Life not easy for pensioners",
        "author": null,
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        "summary": "Life not easy for pensioners JAKARTA (JP): Low pensions mean that life is not easy for retired Indonesian government officials, according to one expert. \"Retired government officers, civil and military, and perhaps most private sector workers too, not only look for new activities, but also have to seek new jobs,\" Awaloedin Djamin told a seminar on Saturday.",
        "content": "<p>Life not easy for pensioners<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Low pensions mean that life is not easy for<br>\nretired Indonesian government officials, according to one expert.<\/p>\n<p>\"Retired government officers, civil and military, and perhaps<br>\nmost private sector workers too, not only look for new<br>\nactivities, but also have to seek new jobs,\" Awaloedin Djamin<br>\ntold a seminar on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Djamin, who is also a retired general, said that retired<br>\npeople often became new entrants to the labor market or became<br>\nnew, disguised, job seekers. He added many people, especially<br>\nthose who had held high positions, suffered from \"post-power\"<br>\nsyndrome after retiring.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the State Employees Affairs Board Soenarko agreed<br>\nwith Djamin. \"The pension paid to government officials is<br>\ngenerally not enough, so they get post-power syndrome.\"<\/p>\n<p>Pension payments for government officials in Indonesia range<br>\nfrom Rp 78,000 ($33) to Rp 403,000 per month.<\/p>\n<p>Retirement age for civil servants is between 56 and 65, while<br>\nmilitary officers retire between the ages of 48 and 55. The<br>\nlatest retirement age is for university professors, who may<br>\ncontinue in their profession until the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 1,034,790 pensioners in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Changes in occupation and environment influence the human<br>\npsyche, Djamin argued, so that retiring from a career, especially<br>\na prestigious and powerful one, could cause depression and<br>\nfrustration.<\/p>\n<p>Djamin urged officers to prepare themselves for retirement<br>\nbefore they reached it. He suggested some ways to prevent<br>\nfrustration, including being aware that all positions ended<br>\neventually, praying to God, and expecting the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from avoiding frustration, Soenarko suggested that<br>\nretired people spend their time engaged in useful and productive<br>\nactivities.<\/p>\n<p>After serving for a long time in the public service, he said,<br>\ngovernment officials were a valuable labor resource, having good<br>\nwork ethics.<\/p>\n<p>\"The work ethics and attitudes of retired people should be<br>\nutilized for development,\" he said.(29)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/life-not-easy-for-pensioners-1447893297",
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