Jakarta Health Agency: No regulation yet for part-time health workers' 13th-month salary

Jakarta's Health Agency has stated that there is currently no legal basis for paying the 13th-month salary to part-time health workers. Ani Ruspitawati, the head of the agency, explained that provincial regulations must follow directives from the central government, making it impossible for the province to create such a policy independently.

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So for now, there is no strong regulatory basis to pay.

Ruspitawati's comments came in response to a protest by part-time health workers on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, who were demanding the payment. "So for now, there is no strong regulatory basis to pay," she told reporters on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at RSPI Prof. Dr. Sulianti Saroso in North Jakarta.

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So the province also cannot make a policy that has no reference from the center.

The agency plans to discuss the matter further next week. In addition to the salary issue, the workers are also concerned about their employee registration numbers (NRK). Ruspitawati assured that the NRK process is underway, stating that it has been initiated and is currently being processed. Previously, around 3,600 part-time health workers from various health facilities in Jakarta protested at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, demanding the 13th-month salary, clarity on long-term regulations and status, and confirmation of their NRK.

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But when the part-time PPPK friends had an audience, those at the DPRD and BKD were also explained that the process, what is its name, input or what NRK is, has been done. It is already in process.