Jakarta, June 23 -- The government aims to expand the coverage of the Workers' Social Security (Jamsostek) program, particularly for vulnerable workers in villages, by potentially utilizing the village revenue and expenditure budget.

Head of the Development and Information Agency (BPI) for Villages and Underdeveloped Areas at the Ministry of Village and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Kemendes PDT) Mulyadin Malik stated that the social security system managed by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan can support workers at the village level, especially those in vulnerable groups, such as small farmers, fishermen, and laborers.

"This includes villages at high risk. In Indonesia, villages are categorized as very underdeveloped, underdeveloped, develo...