The Sad News Mayor Bobby Must See: 4,000 Bus Drivers In Medan Are Not Making A Living Because Of The Ban On Homecoming

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Land Transportation Entrepreneurs Organization in Medan City, North Sumatra, said that around 1,000 bus fleets have stalled in the local area due to the ban on Lebaran homecoming on May 6-17, 2021.

"There are 1,000 AKAP buses not running. If we multiply the four drivers and assistant driver, then there are 4,000 people without an income", said the head of The Land Transportation Entrepreneurs Organization Medan City, Mont Gomery Munthe in Medan, quoted from Antara, Thursday, April 29.

In fact, he continued, the period of the Eid homecoming ban that was enforced was the peak of the flow of homecoming to his hometown in celebrating Eid Al-Fitr 1442 Hijrah.

He admitted transportation workers and his party had submitted the complaint to the government through the North Sumatra Provincial Transportation Agency.

However, according to him, the government is only limited to prohibiting homecoming without providing a solution for transportation workers.

As is known, the policy of prohibiting homecoming on May 6-17, 2021, is accompanied by tightening on D-14 to D+7 through the addendum to Circular No.13/2021 concerning the Elimination of the Eid Al-Fitr Homecoming Day of 1442 Hijrah and Efforts to Control the Spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 During the Holy Month of Ramadan 1442 H.

"So far, only a ban. There is no solution, let alone compensation. This prohibition is not only inter-provincial buses but also between cities within the province", said Mont Gomery.