Baleg: Guaranteeing Mother-Child Welfare, DPR Must Be A Role Model

Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of the DPR Willy Aditya. (Instagram @adityawilly)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Legislation Agency (Baleg) of the DPR Willy Aditya assessed that the DPR institution must be a role model or example of implementation in ensuring the welfare of mothers and children in Indonesia.

"Baleg wants the DPR to be a role model to ensure the welfare of mothers and children, including in the council's own internal environment, starting from daycare, play rooms, and lactation rooms which must be fulfilled by managers of public facilities and at work," said Willy at the office. Jakarta, Friday July 1st.

Willy explained, the Draft Law on Maternal and Child Welfare (RUU KIA) is to be a guide in realizing the welfare of mothers and children since the mother enters the preparation period before pregnancy, during pregnancy, during delivery and after delivery until the child reaches a certain age.

The goal, he said, is so that children as the nation's next generation can have good growth and development so that they can become superior human resources (HR).

"So that these interests can be fulfilled, the DPR encourages the fulfillment of the provision of facilities and infrastructure, both in public spaces and in the workplace," he said, according to Antara.

Willyini urged the DPR to prepare these facilities in the parliament complex in Senayan, Jakarta, because the DPR must set an example of implementing policies.

He hopes that child care facilities can help working parents in caring for and caring for their children.

"This step is to ensure that children grow into superior human resources, the state must participate in various aspects, including in the form of policies," said Willy.

According to him, the DPR has struggled to make policies and build a grand narrative. However, the DPR must also build concrete examples from the closest circle, such as creating a daycare center in the DPR Building for employees.

Willy explained that the MCH Bill is an initiative to build quality human resources because it requires an innovative and effective approach to create superior human beings.

"In human resource development, we have to look at the long term, it can't just be based on a short-term approach, don't deal with profit and loss," he added.

He asked all elements of the nation to look at the problem of preparing the next generation from a bigger perspective.

He said that the next generation will be the future of the nation's development so that its development needs must be accommodated from now on.

"This is a matter of commitment to reliable and quality Indonesian human development which is a collective responsibility!" he concluded.