TIM Bridge Contractor Urged to Provide Compensation

It should be the main requirements for the contractor to register their workers to the Jakarta Social Security Management Agency (BPJS)

The contractor for connecting bridge project on the second floor of Jakarta Library and Archives Building at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), were urged to distribute compensation to the heir or the victim's family.

Even, PT Sartonia working on the bridge, urged to provide compensation 48 times salary to the heir or victim's family in accordance with the provincial minimum wage (UMP).

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"It should be the main requirements for the contractor to register their workers to the Jakarta Social Security Management Agency (BPJS)," said Head of Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Department, Priyono, Wednesday (11/5).

Priyono regretted the attitude of PT Sartonia Agung, which was known not yet to conduct registration for their workers in BPJS. "This is the responsibility of the contractors to register their workers in BPJS," he disclosed.

He also urges PT Sartonia Agung to provide compensation to the heirs or victim's family as it should be. If it is not met, the heirs can sue the contractor.

"If the compensation is not given, the contractor will be sued by the heirs," he asserted.

According to him, his side also plans to summon Head of Jakarta Library and Archives Agency (BPAD), Agus Suradika regarding workers have no BPJS.

"We want to summon the BPAD, why workers in the project have not been registered to get BPJS," he expressed.

Separately, Head of Salemba BPJS Office, Muhammad Akip disclosed that based on the data, PT Sartoni Agung only did registration to 10 employees who worked in the administration division to BPJS program. While workers for TIM bridge project are unregistered.

"The contractor should cover all costs of compensation to the victims," he said.

He revealed, according to regulation, if there are any workers died in an accident case, the heirs will receive compensation 48 times salary. If it is calculated from the UMP of Rp 2.45 million, they must receive Rp 120 million.

"For workers with disabilities entitled to receive compensation about 56 times salary or Rp 134.4 million," he expressed.

He added if the contractor does not meet obligations to workers, they will be charged under which carries a maximum sentence of eight years in jail or pay fine Rp 1 billion.

"The provision was set up in several rules, such as Law No. 14/1993 on Jamsostek, Law No. 13/2003 on Employment and Law No. 24/2011 on BPJS," he uttered.