Indonesia Cancels $6,000 Fine for Cooperative Manager Candidates

Indonesia's government has scrapped a significant financial penalty for aspiring managers of state-affiliated cooperatives. Previously, candidates for manager roles at Koperasi Desa Merah Putih and Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih were required to sign a statement including a 100 million rupiah (approximately $6,000 USD) fine if they resigned before completing a two-year service period.

The decision to revoke this clause was announced by Tedi Bharata, Deputy Head II of the State-Owned Enterprises Management Agency and Chairman of the National Selection Committee for Human Resources Procurement. Bharata stated that the fine's removal is intended to eliminate administrative obstacles that deterred many qualified candidates from accepting the positions. He emphasized that this change will allow participants to focus entirely on their training and capacity development without financial concerns.

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The statement point 13 regarding financial consequences in the form of a Rp 100 million penalty is revoked and declared null and void.

Furthermore, the mandatory two-year service period remains in effect, to be carried out in accordance with existing regulations. Candidates who had previously withdrawn their applications due to the fine are now invited to re-register and confirm their willingness to participate through the official Panselnas portal. The confirmation window is open from June 17 to June 23, 2026.

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With this, every participant can follow all stages of human resource training and development more freely and focus fully on self-capacity development.