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        "id": 1695304,
        "msgid": "not-wanting-a-happy-ending-alone-teacher-azis-asks-for-the-fate-of-other-honorary-teachers-to-be-improved-too-1776916417",
        "date": "2026-04-23 10:05:23",
        "title": "Not Wanting a \"Happy Ending\" Alone, Teacher Azis Asks for the Fate of Other Honorary Teachers to Be Improved Too",
        "author": "Larissa Huda",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Abdul Azis, a 45-year-old honorary teacher in Jakarta, received a new motorbike from volunteers after his story of commuting six kilometres daily on a borrowed folding bicycle went viral, highlighting the struggles of underpaid educators. While grateful for the assistance, Azis urges the government to address the root issues of low salaries and limited career advancement for honorary teachers under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Education Department. He advocates for easier access to certification, PPPK appointments, and other schemes to improve their welfare, emphasising that public sympathy should lead to concrete policy changes in education.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Happiness enveloped Abdul Azis (45), an honorary teacher at\nMadrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) Nurul Islam 1, Kamal Muara, Penjaringan, North\nJakarta, after receiving a new motorbike from volunteers. However,\nbehind this aid, Azis emphasised that the issue of honorary teachers\u2019\nwelfare must not stop at mere public sympathy. Azis views the root of\nthe welfare problem for honorary teachers as lying in the low salaries\nthat are not commensurate with their responsibilities as educators. He\nhopes that public and government attention does not end with his viral\nstory alone, but continues to concrete policies. As a teacher who has\nserved for nine years with a salary of around Rp 2 million per month,\nAzis admits to understanding the difficulty of surviving in Jakarta.\nTherefore, he hopes the government can consider the condition of\nhonorary teachers in formulating education policies. The teacher\nresponsible for subjects such as Akidah Akhlak, Fikih, Seni Budaya, and\nTahfidz claims to have several policy ideas to improve the fate of\nhonorary teachers. According to Azis, the most urgent step is to\nfacilitate access to career advancement for honorary teachers under the\nMinistry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) or the Education Department\nthrough certification. \u201cMy hope for the government is first, especially\nfor those under Kemenag, which usually relates to certification. So that\nteachers who are not yet certified can be assisted to get there, as soon\nas possible,\u201d explained Azis. Azis also hopes that teachers under the\nEducation Department can be assisted in the process of appointment as\nPPPK or other schemes so that their economic needs can be met.\nPreviously, Azis\u2019s story attracted public attention after he pedalled a\nborrowed folding bicycle six kilometres every day from Tegal Alur,\nKalideres, West Jakarta, to Kamal Muara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta. He\nhad to traverse busy roads frequented by container trucks after his old\nmotorbike was stolen in November 2025. Through donations initiated by\nthe Relawan Gerak Bareng organisation, Azis finally received a new\nmotorbike. \u201cAlhamdulillah, I am grateful to Allah subhanahu wa ta\u2019ala\nthat there are many kind people willing to participate in giving me a\nmotorbike. I am very thankful and extremely grateful,\u201d said Azis. He\nadmitted that the new vehicle would greatly help his mobility, both for\ngoing to school and teaching at taklim assemblies, which are an\nadditional source of income.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/not-wanting-a-happy-ending-alone-teacher-azis-asks-for-the-fate-of-other-honorary-teachers-to-be-improved-too-1776916417",
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