Ministry Of Manpower Says Not All Workers Must Participate In Tapera

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JAKARTA - Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security of Manpower of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) Indah Anggoro Putri said the Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program does not apply to all workers or labor groups.

He also asked all parties to be calm and ensure that this program would not be burdensome.

As is known, the Tapera program received rejection from various parties.

One of them is a union. This program is considered burdensome because it is mandatory and deducted directly from the worker's salary.

The salary below the minimum is not included in Tapera's membership coverage. They are explored. So once again this only applies to workers or laborers whose salaries are above the provincial minimum wage and above the district/city minimum wage," he said at a press conference at the Presidential Staff Office, Jakarta, Friday, May 31.

The rules regarding Tapera are regulated in Government Regulation Number 21 of 2024 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation 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.

Regarding the cut in wages for savings for the Tapera program, continued Indah, it will not apply at this time.

He said his party would still conduct further discussions and outreach regarding the program.

"Just let us 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.

The cut in workers' salaries for the Tapera program will be regulated in more detail in the Minister of Manpower Regulation (Permenaker).

"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.