TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially inaugurated the Social Security Management Agency (BPJS) for fishermen in Cilacap, Central Java on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
BJPS Head Director Elvyn G Masassya said that fishermen were chosen as BPJS participants because they work in a risky environment. "The BPJS will insure fishermen that are listed in the non-wage worker category," Elyyn said during a press conference on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
Elvyn continued that the BPJS office will be fully operational starting on the July 1, 2015. The BJPS’s insurance covers three subjects: Damage Insurance, Life insurance, and Pension Insurance.
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