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Judul Wage subsidy program expected to prevent job losses in Indonesia:
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Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said the government's wage subsidy program (bantuan subsidi
upah or BSU) was expected to help prevent workers affected by COVID-19 from getting laid off
amid the enforcement of public activity restrictions (PPKM). "The BSU (aid) is expected to
increase purchasing power and ensure the prosperity of the workers. The aid is also expected to
assist employers in maintaining their businesses during COVID-19 pandemic," the minister said
here Thursday.

WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM EXPECTED TO PREVENT JOB LOSSES IN INDONESIA:
GOVT
Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said the government's wage subsidy program (bantuan subsidi
upah or BSU) was expected to help prevent workers affected by COVID-19 from getting laid off
amid the enforcement of public activity restrictions (PPKM).

"The BSU (aid) is expected to increase purchasing power and ensure the prosperity of the
workers. The aid is also expected to assist employers in maintaining their businesses during
COVID-19 pandemic," the minister said here Thursday.

"Through this aid, we hope the harmonious and conducive relations within companies are
maintained, so, once again, termination of employment can be avoided," Fauziyah said.

She hoped that the BSU scheme would be able to reduce companies' burden so that employers
and employees can work together to find solutions to the impacts of the pandemic.

Under the BSU 2021, eight trillion Indonesian rupiahs (about US$551 thousand) will be allocated
to eight million people, with each beneficiary receiving Rp1 million (about US$69) via bank
transfer, the minister added.

The aid amount is still an estimate as the data is still being worked on by the Workers Social
Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan), Fauziyah pointed out.

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