West Jakarta and BPJS aim to boost social security coverage through RW-level agents
The West Jakarta City Government, in collaboration with the Social Security Administering Body (BPJS) Ketenagakerjaan, is formulating strategies to achieve ‘Universal Coverage Jamsostek’ (UCJ) through the formation of Indonesian Social Security Mobilisation Agents (Perisai) at the neighbourhood (RW) level.
Imron Sjahrin, Assistant for Economy and Development of the West Jakarta Secretariat, stated that the UCJ target for the DKI Jakarta region is approximately 66.72%. “The Perisai agents formed must be equipped with clear information so they can socialise the benefits of participating in BPJS Karantina Ketenagakerjaan to the community,” Imron said in Jakarta on Thursday.
According to him, the UCJ achievement in West Jakarta currently stands at 43.62%. “This means there is still more than 23 per cent left to reach the target,” he noted.
Consequently, he requested BPJS Ketenagakerjaan to provide incentives for Perisai agents to assist them in their duties. “We have 578 RWs in West Jakarta, but only about 216 RWs currently have Perisai agents. I have asked the sub-district heads to identify which RW areas have not yet formed Perisai agents. The data from the sub-districts will then be reported to the Mayor,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Head of the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Jakarta Grha Branch, Andry Rubiantara, stated that West Jakarta ranks fifth out of the six regions in DKI Jakarta, with a UCJ achievement of 43.62% against the provincial target of 66.72%.
“This means there is still a gap of approximately 23.10 per cent. This is our collective task: how we improve the welfare of the community, particularly workers in West Jakarta,” he said.
At the sub-district level, Andry continued, the Grogol Petamburan area maintains the highest UCJ achievement, while the Tambora area has the lowest. “Even though Tambora is a pilot project for the West Jakarta Mayor’s programme to increase public welfare. That area has many garment businesses, which presents potential for inviting their workers to participate in BPJS Ketenagakerjaan,” he explained.