Table 1 Assumptions and values used in the analysis
From: The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia
| Items | Value used in base scenario | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Exchange rate (2019) | Rp 14,236/US$ | Bank of Indonesia [59] |
| Rate of cash benefit provided to employees by employers (%) | 100 | ILO [7] |
| Minimum wage per month (US$)a | 159.20 (39.80/week) | |
| 2/3 of minimum wage per month (US$)a | 106.13 (26.53/week) | |
| Family Hope cash transfer per month [47, 48] | 168.59 (42.15/week) | |
| Poverty line per month (3.2US$ PPP 2011 per day, converted into 2018 nominal value using PPP conversion of Rp5,341.5/US$ and 2019 exchange rate) | 36.02 (9.01/week) | The World Bank [49], Ministry of National Development Planning of Republic of Indonesia [60] |
| Number of WRA (15–49 years) | 71,182,875 | The World Bank [46] |
| Percentage of working WRA (%) | 50.17 | National Bureau of Statistics Indonesia [24] |
| Percentage of women working in the informal sector (out of working WRA) (%) | 59.11 | National Bureau of Statistics Indonesia [24] |
| Potential coverage of women working in the informal sector potentially eligible to receive paid maternity leave (%) | 21c and 100 | ILO [7] |
| Length of maternity leave (weeks) | 13, 14, 18 and 26 | Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic of Indonesia [26], WHO [3] |
| Administration cost per female covered (US$)b | 35 (2018) | The World Bank [29] |
| Indonesian GDP nominal 2018 (US$) | 1,042,173,300,000 | The World Bank [61] |