Jakarta, March 28 -- Manpower Minister Yassierli has said that his ministry has responded to 60 percent or 1,258 out of the 1,604 complaints and consultation requests received by the Eid al-Fitr allowance help desk.

He added that there are still 127 complaints that have not been responded to.

"We are currently looking into the details," he said after reviewing Eid al-Fitr homecoming arrangements at Pasar Senen Station here on Friday.

He underlined that there is a clear legal basis for the provision of Eid al-Fitr allowance to workers, namely the Manpower Minister's Regulation Number 16 of 2016.

He also responded to the issue of deductions in Eid al-Fitr allowance at Yogyakarta's Sardjito Public Hospital, affirming that the ministry, t...