#social safety net

Collection of social safety net news, found 105 news.

Health minister orders large-scale social distancing in Jakarta

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has declared large-scale social distancing status for Jakarta to bolster measures ...

Imposition of large-scale social restrictions in Jakarta praised

A senior legislator has lauded the Indonesian Government's decision to enforce large-scale social restrictions and ...

Jokowi orders prompt distribution of social safety net allowance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed that social safety net funds, amounting to Rp110 trillion, be immediately ...

Disbursal of COVID-19 social assistance to be right on target

President Joko Widodo emphasized that social assistance to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic should be ...

Jokowi stresses on national cooperation to contain COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated the significance of close cooperation between central and regional ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

450-VA customers exempted from electricity tariff for three months

The government will not charge electricity tariff from 450-volt-ampere (VA) household customers in April, May, and June ...

COVID-19 affecting livelihoods of millions of East Java workers

Around 3.8 million workers engaged in the trade, transportation, accommodation, and food and beverage sectors, among ...

Government to offer economic stimulus to MSMEs affected by COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s decision to offer economic stimulus to micro small and ...

France repatriates over thousand of its tourists from Indonesia

France repatriated over one thousand tourists aboard chartered flights from Indonesia in the wake of the spread of ...

Jokowi instructs ministries to apply social safety net program

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed relevant ministries and institutions to implement a social safety net ...

Govt considers offering additional stimulus to bolster tourism sector

The Indonesian Government would consider offering additional stimulus for the tourism sector that has apparently borne ...

Jokowi urges officials to ramp up cash-funded labor intensive programs

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged officials in the regions to add more labor-intensive programs, financed in ...

Government allots Rp10 trillion for laid-off workers

The Indonesian government has apportioned funding of Rp10 trillion as a precautionary measure to address the rising ...

Govt to offer incentive to medical workers handling COVID-19 outbreak

The government has readied monthly financial incentive of Rp5 million-Rp15 million to be offered to medical workers on ...