Building Social Protection Floors for All - Phase II

Background

The ILO-GIZ project on social protection and climate change in Indonesia aims to provide the ILO’s stakeholders with analysis and knowledge on the role of social insurance schemes in the context of climate change. In particular, this includes assessing how existing social insurance schemes that are managed by BPJS Employment can potentially mitigate the impact of climate change-related shocks and stresses on income of workers in Indonesia, and how these schemes can be expanded to provide affected workers with better protection through temporary adjustments in parameters, including, but not limited to coverage, benefits, qualifying conditions, and operations.
The study will focus on three schemes under BPJS Employment including an unemployment insurance scheme (Jaminan Kehilangan Pekerjaan/JKP), an employment injury insurance scheme (Jaminan Kecelakaan Kerja/JKK) and a pension insurance scheme (Jaminan Pensiun/JP).

The findings and recommendations of this study and related dialogue will contribute to the ASP Roadmap as well as other relevant strategies and support the government’s social protection priorities to: 1) improve coordination and coherence between programmes and the institutions that implement them; and 2) to address gaps in social assistance and social insurance provision to achieve comprehensive coverage across the lifecycle.

The project will produce a report through consultations with relevant stakeholders that:

1. Identify climate change-related shocks and stresses or impacts relevant to the three schemes in the past and affected areas.
2. Identify government interventions through the three schemes against the above impacts in the past.
3. Assess effectiveness of the three schemes against the above impacts in the past.
4. Discuss the role of the three schemes against climate change-related impacts.
5. Review strategy and policy of the government of Indonesia.

Supported by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) is part of the 2nd Phase of the ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All, with operations in six other countries, including Togo, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Timor Leste, Colombia and Egypt.

Project outcomes

1. Enhanced knowledge of the ILO’s stakeholders in Indonesia on the role of social insurance schemes in the context of climate change.
2. Workers affected by climate change-related shocks and stresses are better protected through temporary adjustment in parameters of existing social insurance schemes administered by BPJS Employment.

Implementing partners

• Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas)
• Ministry of Manpower
• Employment Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan)
• Trade Union Confederations
• Indonesian Employers’ organization (Apindo)