Jamsostek

Jamsostek

From Merdeka

I really do not understand the use of funds from the state-
owned workers' insurance company (Jamsostek) just to say "thank
you" to legislators in compensation for their work in finishing a
labor bill and passing it into law.

Has the manpower ministry no other funds than the Jamsostek
one to express their appreciation to the legislators? The
staggering amount of Rp 3.1 billion! Our common sense hardly
finds this acceptable because the funds have been collected
little by little from wages. Such funds should be returned to the
workers, to make them happy when they are in need of money.

I never stop wondering how easily our government officials
spend funds amounting to billions of rupiah. Are they used to
spending money from funds for their own interest and not in the
interest of workers?

I think spending from the Jamsostek fund should only be for
labor welfare.

IWAN SYAHCROEDDIN

Jakarta