Protection is also granted specifically to those who suffer from illness in that they cannot have their services terminated if they are absent for less than 12 months. Sick leave payments are perhaps more generous than that provided in many western countries, but the social security context makes this necessary, e.g., payments consist of 100% of salary for the first 3 months, 75% of salary for the second 3 months, 50% of salary for the third 3 months, and 25% of salary for the final 3 months. While the Ministry of Manpower continues publicly to urge employers to comply with the law, in reality, government enforcement and supervision of labor standards are generally weak. A shortage of labor inspectors, lack of effective sanctions, unwieldy procedures for conflict resolution, and possibly unrealistic standards for Indonesia’s level of development have been blamed for breaches in labor laws. Conditions of employment in the civil service are somewhat different, complex, and opaque. Apart from the usual rights, civil servants participate in health and pension insurance schemes and at least until recently had lifetime security of employment. Because oftentimes the income of a civil servant may not reach the minimum standard set by the government and is not sufficient to cover the cost of living, salary supplements are provided in the form of various standardized allowances such as rice and family allowances, special allowances when working in remote areas, housing or a housing allowance, medical care, and either transport to and from work or a gasoline allowance. When civil servants are working on specific ‘‘aided’’ projects, extra payments, which can be very substantial, are also paid, e.g., a house to live in, a monthly voucher for petrol, rice, and project honoraria. Depending upon the experience level and point of reference, senior managers in Indonesia will argue that there are fewer employment regulations in Indonesia than elsewhere and that compliance is not a problem, or that compliance is a problem, and/or that there is greater regulation than elsewhere but virtually no enforcement. Due to the problems of public access to legal information, it is possible that many simply do not know what they are required to do anyway.