Strategies For Strengthening Employment Social Security For Informal Workers In Increasing Participation In The BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Lhokseumawe

Abstract

Implementation of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is to realise the fulfillment of essential protection and a decent life for every worker and his family through a social security system, which is implemented based on Undang-Undang Number 24 of 2011 concerning the Social Security Organizing Agency. Informal sector workers have little formal education, no special skills, and lower incomes than formal workers. Informal workers are eligible for two core programs: Work Accident and Death Insurance, with an additional Old Age Security program available for retirement savings. The number of workers not registered in the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan program is an obstacle for the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Lhokseumawe in expanding BPJS Ketenagakerjaan membership coverage. This research aims to formulate strategies and policies to increase the participation of informal workers in the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Lhokseumawe and analyze the inhibiting, influencing factors in increasing membership of informal workers. SWOT analysis is used to systematically evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in a strategic context. The research aims to formulate and prioritize strategies using a combined SWOT - Space Matrix - QSPM analytical framework. Data collection is by observation, interviews and documentation. The informal workers in this study amounted to 100 people. The analysis recommends that BPJS Ketenagakerjaan leverage the MLT scholarship program for workers' children as a catalyst to enroll the growing informal workforce, thereby increasing membership.