Sad, The Salaries Of Garbage Officers In Purwakarta Did Not Increase By Six Years

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PURWAKARTA - Former Regent of Purwakarta, West Java, Dedi Mulyadi found the case of a garbage officer who was in charge of cleaning up trash in the district every day, not getting a salary for the last six years.

The findings were acknowledged by one of the garbage cleaning officers in Purwakarta, Sumarna, who has worked for 11 years and last experienced a salary increase six years ago. During a month he earned a salary or honorarium of Rp. 2.1 million, working fully for a month.

"Every task, starting work at 5 am and finishing around 4 pm," he said.

The absence of this salary increase was experienced by garbage transport officers in non-ASN Purwakarta Regency or government employees with a work agreement (PPPK).

The finding of the salaries of the garbage transporter who had never increased for six years was revealed when former Purwakarta Regent Dedi Mulyadi accidentally met a garbage truck that was operating around Pondoksalam recently.

At that time, Dedi spontaneously got into the truck following their work activities. In one truck there is a driver and three garbage carriers. The pattern of work is that the car runs slowly and then two people run to pick up trash at every point. Then the garbage is thrown into the truck tub and arranged by one other worker.

Dedi admitted that he was concerned when he heard the information from the garbage transport officer who admitted that he had never been up for a salary for six years.

"In the beginning, I served as regent, their salaries were only Rp. 500 thousand, lastly, I increased, some were Rp. 2.1 million and some were Rp. 2.5 million. Now it's been six years, it hasn't gone up," he said.