The Jakarta Provincial Government's labor-intensive program recruitment program has received positive feedback from the public. Up to now, 132,627 people have registered in phases I and II to fill 2,843 vacancies.

"The Jakarta government has opened job vacancies for social workers and now the first and second stages have been completed for 2,843 vacancies with 132,627 applicants," said Jakarta Governor, Pramono Anung, Friday (7/10).

Pramono explained that the labor-intensive program recruitment selection process was conducted without any insider involvement. He also admitted to having instructed each agency head to ensure the selection process was transparent.

"Because this is really used as a social support when economic pressure is like this," he added.

The Governor hopes that the social support program prepared will truly benefit the economy of the Jakarta community amidst the current economic pressures.

As for information, of the 132,627 applicants for the labor-intensive program, 55,389 applicants or 42 percent were declared to have passed the administrative cleansing.

The first phase attracted 127,474 applicants, of which 53,710 passed the cleansing process, and 50 were declared successful. These included 29 applicants from the Water Resources Agency, 13 from the Public Works Agency, and eight from the City Parks and Forestry Agency.

Meanwhile, in phase II, 26 vacancies with 61 positions were opened in four agencies, namely the Environmental Agency Public Works Agency, Water Resources Agency, and City Parks and Forestry Agency.

From this stage, 5,153 applicants were recorded, with 1,679 applicants, or 32.6 percent, passing the cleansing process. These included 490 applicants for the Environmental Agency, 464 for the Water Resources Agency, 422 for the Public Works Agency, and 303 for the City Park and Forestry Agency. The results of the second stage of selection are still being collected and summarized by regional government agencies (OPDs).