Police Deploy 1400 Personnel To Guard Labor Demonstrations In The Horse Statue Area, Traffic Flow Begins To Be Recovered

The current situation at Monas (Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - Thousands of mass workers from the Labor Party will reportedly hold a demonstration in the Horse Statue area, Monas, Central Jakarta on Thursday, August 10. Masses of workers who staged the action involved four Confederations of Trade Unions, 60 Federations of National Workers, Indonesian Farmers Unions, Urban Consortium, Household Assistants (PRT), Migrant Workers, Women's Organizations Believe, and others in this action. "Overall, we have prepared security for 1400 personnel," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Komarudin when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, August 10. A total of 1400 personnel were deployed across 13 other demonstration points. "At the Horse Statue, we are alerting 7000 personnel. Today's demonstration notice is focused on Monas," he said. In addition, the police will also divert traffic flow on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, due to this action. The area around the Horse Statue/Rizky S The traffic flow towards the Merdeka Palace was diverted through Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan. Meanwhile, people who want to go to Harmoni are diverted to Jalan Budi Kemuliaan. The demands that will be submitted to the government are 6 points. They asked the government to revoke the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, increase the minimum wage of workers by 15 percent in 2024, and revise the presidential threshold from 20 percent to 0 percent. Furthermore, so that the government revises the parliamentary threshold to four percent of the total seats in the DPR RI, then revokes the Health Law, and realizes JS3H social security, agrarian reform, food sovereignty, and the PPRT Bill.

Labor Party President Said Iqbal said that if their actions were not heard and responded to, parties and labor organizations, as well as other working classes, threatened to strike nationally.