Ministry to enforce social security law

Ministry to enforce social security law

JAKARTA: State-owned PT Jamsostek, which runs social security
programs for workers and the Ministry of Manpower and
Transmigration, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to
attract more workers to social security programs.

The MOU was signed by Jamsostek president Djunaidi Achmad and
newly sworn-in Director General for Labor Standards at the
ministry Marudin S.M. Simanihuruk at the closing ceremony of a
three-day meeting for labor inspectors here on Monday.

Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea, who
attended the ceremony, hailed the MOU signing because
approximately only 30 percent, or 23 million, of 70 million
workers already participate in basic social security programs.

"The signing of the MOU will have strategic value, as labor
inspectors take a leading role in the enforcement of Law No.
3/1992 on social security programs," he said.

Although Jamsostek has no power to enforce the law, the growth
of workers and companies registered with Jamsostek has been
extremely slow due to weak law enforcement amid a shortage of
labor inspectors, and inappropriate implementation of regional
autonomy. -- JP