Free medical cure for workers

Free medical cure for workers

JAKARTA (JP): PT Jamsostek, a state-owned insurance company
running social security for workers, provided free medical
treatment for about 1,000 workers.

The services for five companies' workers at the Pulogadung
industrial zone in East Jakarta marked the firm's 19th
anniversary.

The company's Director of Operations, Budi Maryoto, who
witnessed the medical treatment Tuesday, said PT Jamsostek had
paid Rp 624 billion (US$261.20 million) in workers' compensation
to September this year.

"Rp 220.24 billion was paid for over 493,239 occupational
accidents; Rp 356.13 billion for 730,000 workers entering
retirement and Rp 47.66 billion for 66,699 workers who died in
work-related accidents," he said.

The 1993 social security law rules companies that employ 10 or
more people and pay at least Rp 1 million in monthly salaries
must register workers in health programs.

PT Jamsostek deducts 3.7 percent of its workers' monthly
salaries and contributes another 6.3 percent.

Budi said the company would increase the number of program
participants from 10 million workers from 65,600 companies to
about 14.5 million in the 1997/98 fiscal year. (rms)