Ministry Of Manpower Will Gencar Socialize Tapera Program To Workers To Entrepreneurs

Director General of PHI & Jamsos Kemnaker Indah Anggoro Putri (Youtube Screenshot by Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) will intensify socialization related to the Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program. This socialization will also target employment stakeholders including workers and employers.

Director General of PHI & Jamsos Kemnaker Indah Anggoro Putri said the polemic regarding the Tapera program which is currently happening because the public does not know the program is deep.

"This rejection is a problem that we don't know, so it's not a shame that the government has not introduced it well, it has not carried out massive socialization, so it is natural that fellow workers and employers don't know each other," he said at a press conference at the Presidential Staff Office, Jakarta, Friday, May 31.

Indah said, the socialization will be carried out during the National Tripatrit Cooperation Institution (LKS) session. Where the institution consists of representatives of trade unions, employers and the government.

One of the things that will be socialized is the presence of PP Number 21 of 2024 concerning Amendments to PP Number 25 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Tapera.

Referring to the regulation, the amount of savings for Tapera participants set is 3 percent. Divided by 0.5 percent borne by employers, and 2.5 percent must be paid by workers through salary cuts.

"God willing, we will immediately conduct massive public hearing socialization. We are also open to listening to input from fellow labor stakeholders," he said.

Furthermore, Indah also said that the cut in wages for the Tapera program fee will not apply at this time. He said his party was preparing a regulation from the Minister of Manpower regarding the Tapera mechanime.

"So I want to convey that on this occasion the issuance of Government Regulation Number 21 of 2024 is not merely a means of deducting salaries or wages for non-ASN workers, the TNI-Polri because later the deductions will be regulated in the Minister of Manpower regulations. It's about the mechanism," he explained.

Indah also said that the time limit for the socialization until the program is actually implemented is until 2027. This means that there are still about three years of wkatu to absorb aspirations from various parties.

"Just say we will continue to have intensive discussions and once again this is still until 2027. Don't worry, there has been no pay cut for workers anywhere non-ASN, TNI-Polri," he said.