Heirs Use The Benefits Of The BPJS Employment Program For Children's Education Costs

JAKARTA - BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, on Thursday, July 4, handed over the benefits of the program for the heirs of two PT Dragon Forever employees in Cakung, Jakarta, who died in a work accident. The distribution of benefits was carried out symbolically by the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Jakarta Regional Office to the heirs.

One of the heirs who benefited was Suhendra (43 years old). He is the husband of Yunita, an employee of PT Dragon Forever who died on April 5, 2024. The deceased died in a traffic accident on his way to work.

Due to death due to work accidents, the heirs are entitled to benefits of Rp. 460,659,188. The details are the benefits of JKK Died Rp. 265,522,288, the benefits of JHT were Rp. 21,136,900, the benefits of JP were Rp. 4,722,000, and scholarships for two children were Rp. 174,000,000.

Head of the Jakarta BPJS Employment Regional Office, Deny Yusyulian, expressed his condolences to the heirs.

"From the bottom of my heart, the state wants to be present for every citizen who carries out economic activities, both Indonesian citizens and foreigners who are at risk of work," said Deny.

Deny said that the state does not want its citizens to experience difficulties when there is a job risk. For example, death due to work accidents, treatment due to work accidents, even when affected by layoffs or retirement.

Therefore, for the families of the participants who died, they would benefit from protection. Including, educational scholarships for the children of participants who died

"The continuity of schools is very important. Starting from kindergarten, elementary, junior high school, we provide compensation. Because continuing school is the same as continuing to live," said Deny.

Therefore, Deny appreciated the company that had registered its employees to be participants in BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. Because, the employee will get many benefits of protection, including the education scholarship for his family. Head of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Cilincing Branch Heryani Rotua Melasari said that his party was grieving the heirs. All parties certainly do not want the risk of work accidents.

"But that's something unavoidable. Any incident has a lesson," said Heryani.

Heryani appreciates companies that care about their employees. The indication is that the staff fulfills their obligations properly regarding the worker protection program.

"And as a result, we can serve the workforce in Dragon Forever well. Thank you for the cooperation for the protection of the workforce," he said. Meanwhile, the Head of HRD and CSR PT Dragon Forever Desy Putri Ekawati expressed her gratitude, especially for BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Cilincing Branch. Where, so far, the company has often found convenience in working together on protection for workers.

"BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is very supportive of us. If we ask for help, the response is always positive," said Desy. According to Desy, the company has never experienced any problems with the protection program. Both registration, information, and claims to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.

Meanwhile, Suhendra expressed his gratitude for the benefits of this program. "Thank you for the benefits of this BPJS Employment. I will use this money for the education costs of my children who are still in school and for their savings," said Suhendra.

Suhendra said his son is currently the largest at the junior high school education level. While the other two are still toddlers.

In addition to the heirs of an employee named Yunita, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan also provided program benefits for other PT Dragon Forever employees. Namely, Chien Hung Sein who died while working. The heirs benefited from Rp. 895,872,870. The details are JKK compensation died worth Rp. 835,156,000 and JHT compensation worth Rp. 60,716,870.