Non-productive Age Will Increase, BPJS Naker Boss: Potentially Resisting The Economy

President Director of BPJS Employment Anggoro Eko Cahyo (photo: between)

JAKARTA - President Director of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Anggoro Eko Cahyo said Indonesia would enter an era of aging population or a period where the non-productive age population would double.

According to Anggoro, currently is a momentum for Indonesia to leave the middle income trap when entering the aging population era.

Anggoro explained that if this happened, the ratio of the population of productive workers would be less than non-productive age.

"Of course, if that happens, it will increase the dependence of the ratio of non-productive population to productive workers who will be known as sandwich generation. So productive workers will be even more difficult the following year because there are more non-productive people," told the Social Security Summit 2024 event, Tuesday, November 26.

Anggoro said that this condition would certainly hold back the pace of the economy and trigger new poverty for people who do not have safety nets.

"It can be seen from the decline in the middle class population moving to the lower classes," he said.

According to Anggoro, if this condition is not addressed immediately, it will threaten the economic community as well as national productivity and minimize Indonesia's chances of escaping the threat of a middle income trap. Therefore, he considered that demographic bonus opportunities should be utilized properly.