Fighting the Pandemic with Mutual Cooperation, Pertamina Workers are now Covid Ranger

Jakarta, August 12, 2020 - The Covid-19 pandemic that continues to expand has prompted Pertamina to create a mutual cooperation movement involving all workers, work partners, and their families. Initialized by the Board of Directors, the company with more than 33,000 employees (Pertamina Group) is now motivating all of its workers to become Covid Ranger.

Vice President of Corporate Communication, Fajriyah Usman explained, Pertamina believes that prevention of the spread of Covid-19 must be carried out simultaneously and together, starting from oneself to the social environment, namely family, colleagues, and partners.

"Pertamina does not only apply the Covid-19 prevention protocol in the company's operations. Pertamina also assigns workers to carry out these protocols in their daily activities, even at home," she said.

According to Fajriyah, this is important because if workers implement good Covid-19 prevention behavior in their homes, it will minimize the risk of transmitting the virus in the workplace. President Director of Pertamina, Nicke Widyawati, directly conveyed the direction regarding mutual cooperation to combat the pandemic to all Pertamina Group employees.

"It can be said that this is a multi-layered effort so that health care is not only maintained for just the workers but also colleagues in the office and family at home. Even now, we encourage workers to become motivators for their neighbors and closest relatives to implement a good and correct Covid-19 prevention protocol," she added.

The monitoring of the implementation of the protocol is carried out strictly by the respective employee's manager. Pertamina also provides a Medical Service Center Hotline for workers and their families and implements geo tagging that is monitored daily for all its workers.

Some of the protocols that must be implemented by Pertamina employees include using masks properly, washing their hands diligently, practicing coughing and sneezing etiquette, minimizing traveling outside, maintaining distance when outside, and adopting a healthy lifestyle. **