Ask Newcomers To Enter Jakarta To Have Job Skills And Certainty, DKI Provincial Government: Let's Be Mentally Ready

Illustration of e-KTP Printing at the Tasikmalaya City Disdukcapil Office, West Java, Tuesday, October 24. (ANTARA-Adeng Bustomi)

JAKARTA - There was a special request from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to newcomers who entered the capital after the Eid holiday period 2023. This request was conveyed by the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono some time ago.

Mainly, those who come to Jakarta are expected to have skills or job certainty. Then, they are also asked to be sure to have a place to live while staying in the capital city. This was reiterated by the Head of the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Service (Disdukcapil) Budi Awaluddin.

"We, Mr. Acting, all appeal that when they come to Jakarta they not only live, but also we urge them to have skills skills and also work," said Budi at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, April 26.

Budi explained that the certainty of work to this skill is needed as provision for immigrants to survive in the metropolitan city.

"So when they come to Jakarta they are mentally ready to try their luck to Jakarta, so the conditions are no more difficult when they come to Jakarta," said Budi.

The phenomenon of newcomers entering Jakarta is indeed one of the things in the spotlight. The DKI Provincial Government wants, if possible, the number of residents outside the area who want to stay in Jakarta does not need to be many. This makes sense when you look at the classification of data on newcomers entering Jakarta.

Based on the records of the DKI Dukcapil Service, over the last three years, 80 percent of newcomers entering Jakarta have the latest education at the SMA/SLTA level and below. In fact, half of newcomers when in Jakarta are low-income.

"A total of 50 percent of them have low income and 20 percent of that number concentrates on slum RWs. If for example in the future Jakarta will no longer be the nation's capital in 2024, Jakarta will become a global city, there needs to be better population arrangements," said Budi.

So, in anticipation of newcomers, Budi asked the newcomers to report RT/RW upon arrival in Jakarta, before processing population documents such as domicile letters.

"Currently, when serving population documents, we ask them (immigrants) to report to the local RT/RW, so that the RT/RW can find out about the people in their environment," he said.

Along with that, the DKI Provincial Government also involves RT/RW devices in collecting data and socializing with newcomers entering Jakarta.

Budi said, although the provincial government does not prohibit the entry of newcomers, these regional officials must ensure that they have certainty of their residence and work or skills when staying in Jakarta.

"Actually, there is nothing new, but there are a few things that are different. Where, we involve Mr. RT/RW in the process of collecting homecoming backflow data and so on in the future. The purpose of data collection is to orderly population administration," said Budi.