Thousands Of Labor Elements Masses Begin To Crowd The Monas Horse Statue Area, Apart From Demanding The Revocation Of The Omnibus Law On The Copyright Law, Workers Also Ask For A 2024 Salary Increase

JAKARTA - Thousands of masses from joint labor elements began crowding the Monas horse statue area, Gambir District, Central Jakarta, Monday, October 2, afternoon. Loudly, the coordinator of the action made a number of demands from the top of the command car through loudspeakers.

The participants of the demonstration were also equipped with various attributes, ranging from uniforms to labor groups, flags, banners to various demands posters. They looked enthusiastic about expressing opinions under the hot sun.

Every now and then, from the top of the command car also plays the music of revolution and dangdut coffee. In addition, the demonstration was also inserted by the reading of poetry about the fate of workers.

"Our demands are to revoke Law no. 6 of 2023 concerning job creation, realize national decent wages according to the concept of the alliance of the action of a million workers (AASB) and realize universal social security throughout life," said one of the labor participants in the Monas Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta, Monday, October 2.

From VOI's observation, the demonstration of thousands of workers looked safe and conducive. The participants of the action looked cheerful and danced accompanied by various music struggles of the workers in front of the command car in front of the barbed wire barricades on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, precisely towards the State Palace.

This demonstration was attended by male and female workers. In fact, female workers seemed enthusiastic about conveying the demands contained in the posters that had been prepared. "Cancel the Omnibuslaw of the Job Creation Law" and "Revolving the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law No. 6 of 2023, Upgrading the 2024 Wage by 15%".

Meanwhile, traffic flow was observed to be normal around the Monas area despite demonstrations from the mass of workers. The demonstration was safe and conducive.

Previously, it was reported that the Central Jakarta Metro Police had begun to divert traffic flow in the Monas Horse Statue area, Gambir District, Central Jakarta, Monday, October 2. The diversion of traffic flow was carried out ahead of the demonstration of millions of workers in the Monas Horse Statue area.

"The diversion of traffic flow is only on (two) Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Komarudin to VOI, Tuesday, October 2.