Tens Of Thousands Of East Java Mothers Gather To Leave 9 Mandates On Ganjar

SURABAYA - Tens of thousands of mothers in East Java gathered at the East Java Expo Building, Jalan Ahmad Yani, Surabaya City, Friday 7 July. Not for social gatherings or gathering together, they are fighting for Indonesian women's rights through political channels. Tens of thousands of mothers who came from various cities and districts in East Java agreed to support Ganjar Pranowo as the 2024 presidential candidate. These women believe that Ganjar will be able to realize their ideals and hopes when he is elected as a candidate. The President of Indonesia 2024. In the event entitled The Congress of the Volunteer Mothers of Ganjar Pranowo (Gemar-GP) Movement, they read out nine mandates related to women's problems. The nine mandates were then handed over to Ganjar Pranowo. "We mothers throughout East Java have agreed to be actively involved in politics, fight together to realize the ideals and fight for the rights of women. And we are sure, Pak Ganjar is the right leader to carry out the mandate in realizing ideals. and the hopes of Indonesian women," said Chairman of the Volunteer Mothers Ganjar Pranowo East Java, Qurotun Ayun. Qurotun read out the nine mandates they left to Ganjar. The nine mandates include protecting the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, strengthening the spirit of unity and nationalism, rejecting radicalism and intolerance, rejecting discrimination, marginalization, silencing and suppression of women. They also asked Ganjar to open the widest possible space for empowerment and existence of women within the economic sector when elected as president. Starting from MSMEs, access to capital loans, and agriculture. "We also ask that there be protection for female workers and migrant workers, we must really oversee their enforcement. Do not let women become victims of exploitation of work, do not let women become victims of domestic violence and victims of sexual violence," he said. And finally, East Java mothers asked the state to provide accessibility to education services and health services for women with disabilities, women who are in disadvantaged, frontier and outermost (3T) as well as for marginal women. "We believe and believe, Pak Ganjar can realize the mandate we give him. For that, we East Java mothers are ready to fight to win Mr. Ganjar in the 2024 presidential election," he concluded. Meanwhile, Ganjar emphasized that he agreed with the nine mandates conveyed by East Java mothers to him. According to him, it should be appropriate women get the same space to help build the nation. "When it comes to the mandate that was conveyed earlier, we have one frequency. Women are the first educators in the family, women are the first resource person with cultural value for the nation's children. So women are not enough to only be protected, but also have to participate together and even become the front line for the nation's development," he said.

Ganjar said, there is still a lot of homework to do. He also appreciated East Java women who have been actively involved in conveying input to the state. "There is access to education, health, violence against women, domestic violence, including concern for women's professional groups such as fishermen, farmers and migrant workers. Of course, this is our homework to be resolved immediately," he said.