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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The coordinating minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK), Muhadjir Effendy, said that the end-of-year holiday allowance and substitute for Idul Fitri’s leave in December will be discussed soon at ministerial level.
The discussion was a follow-up to the request of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), who wanted to reduce the year-end holidays and replace Idul Fitri’s license in December.
Muhadjir said that discussions related to this at the ministerial level will soon be discussed on Thursday (11/26/2020).
“Insya Allah, on Thursday it will be discussed at the ministerial level,” Muhadjir said. Kompas.com, Tuesday (11/24/2020).
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At present, Muhadjir said, discussions related to this are still taking place at the first echelon officials between related ministries / institutions.
Muhadjir also said that his party could not predict what decision would be made after the discussion.
“(Now) tier one officials are being discussed between ministries / agencies,” he said.
As previously reported, President Jokowi called for a reduction in the year-end vacation allowance and a substitute for Eid leave in December.
It is intended that people do not flock to go on vacation, causing an increase in Covid-19 cases.
“Regarding the issue of holidays, the joint year-end leave, including holidays instead of the leave with Eid al-Fitr, the president gave instructions for a reduction,” Muhadjir said after a limited meeting at the Palace. Merdeka, Jakarta, on Monday (11/23/2020).
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Muhadjir said Jokowi recommended that all means be done to avoid crowds, including reducing holidays and leave.
The reason is that the government does not want Covid-19 cases to increase again.
Meanwhile, the government changed the license with Eid al-Fitr from May 2020 to December 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak that occurred in the country.
“The additional license with Eid Al-Fitr, which was originally from May 26-29, 2020, was revoked and carried over at the end of the year from December 28-31, 2020,” Muhadjir said on Thursday (September 4, 2020 ).
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On another occasion, the spokesperson for the Covid-19 Management Working Group, Wiku Adisasmito, said that the long vacations would have an impact on the increase in positive cases of the corona virus or Covid-19 nationwide.
This is known from the experience of the long vacations last August.
“Reflecting on previous experiences, long vacations have an impact on the increase of positive cases at the national level. So the impact is not only in the regions but also at the national level,” Wiku said in a press release broadcast on YouTube. to the Presidential Secretariat, on Tuesday (10/27/2020).
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Wiku said the spike in cases at the time came about because people were busy taking vacation time to travel or return to their hometowns.
On the other hand, the health protocols to prevent Covid-19 were not implemented correctly.
“In connection with this, we urge the public to stay away from crowded areas during the holidays. Please keep meeting family at home,” Wiku said.
The suggestion to reduce the year-end holiday quota and replace the Eid-ul-Fitr license in December was also raised after the Covid-19 case in Indonesia saw another spike after long holidays that occurred at the end. October.
