DKI Nakes' Salaries Have Not Increased for 10 Years, DPRD Urges Pramono to Adjust Immediately 

JAKARTA - The issue of increasing the salaries of DKI Jakarta health workers (nakes) has resurfaced. Secretary of the E Commission of the DKI DPRD from the PSI Faction, Justin Adrian Untayana, urged the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to immediately increase the salaries of health workers, which he said had not been adjusted for the past 10 years.

"In today's meeting, I again urge the DKI Provincial Government to increase the salaries of health workers who have not been raised for 10 years," said Justin at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Tuesday, March 3.

He assessed that the workload of health workers in Jakarta was much heavier than the ideal standard. Citing the recommendations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the ideal ratio of health workers is 4.45 health workers per 1,000 residents. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, the ratio is only 1.73 health workers per 1,000 residents.

"Our nurses are carrying a workload 2 to 3 times greater than it should be," said Justin.

According to Justin, this figure does not take into account residents outside Jakarta who use the Indonesian Healthy Card (KIS) to seek treatment at the capital's health facilities.

"In fact, this ratio has not taken into account the number of residents from outside Jakarta who receive KIS (Kartu Indonesia Sehat). If added, then the number of health workers who have to serve around 13 to 14 million residents in Jakarta will be even less," he said.

Justin also recalled the role and sacrifices of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. He alluded to the high death rate of health workers in Indonesia at that time.

"We also cannot forget the sacrifices made by our health workers when facing the Covid-19 pandemic. There have been many who have died in carrying out their duty to save the lives of others," said Justin.

Apart from workload, the inflation factor is also in the spotlight. He said that in the last 10 years, the prices of basic necessities have increased significantly, while the salaries of health workers have stagnated.

"If we calculate inflation over the past 10 years, the prices of these basic necessities have increased by 36 percent. Meanwhile, the salaries of health workers have not increased for the past 10 years. This cannot be delayed any longer. Health workers cannot wait to meet their basic needs," he said.

Justin urged the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung to immediately adjust the salaries of health workers, especially for those whose value is still below the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) as regulated in the Governor's Decree Number 1142 of 2025 concerning the UMP.

"I believe Mr. Pram is a good person and good people have consciences, so of course they can remember the hard work of our health workers in DKI," he concluded.