Minister Of Manpower Ida Fauziyah Suggests Homecoming Homecoming After The Backflow Ends: To Be Able To WFH To Unravel Congestion

Indonesian Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah advised workers who are going home for Lebaran to avoid returning to Jakarta and its surroundings at the peak of the return flow and can work from home (WFH) to ease backflow congestion.

"As President Jokowi's appeal is that people who travel back and forth using private vehicles during this year's Eid, to return earlier or return after the peak of the return flow," said the Minister of Manpower through a press release from the Ministry of Manpower's Public Relations Bureau, quoted from Antara, Sunday 8 Mmeei. .

The peak of the Eid al-Fitr 1443 Hijri backflow is predicted to occur on 6 to 8 May 2022. The Minister of Manpower also recommends that employers coordinate and communicate with workers or laborers who are going home for Lebaran, so as to avoid the peak of the backflow.

"Of course, the implementation must be based on a mutual agreement by taking into account the rules that apply in each workplace," he said.

According to the Minister of Manpower, this effort can be realized through dialogue, communication and intensive coordination between employers and workers or laborers.

One of the substances that can be discussed is doing work remotely or using the WFH system.

"This system, of course, is quite familiar to us where we have done this arrangement together during the COVID-19 pandemic. This system can be applied temporarily to avoid peak density of backflow," explained the Minister of Manpower.

"However, once again, the implementation is of course based on a mutual agreement and taking into account the applicable provisions," he said.