The May Day Fiesta Mass Begins To Enter The GBK Main Stadium, Cannot Bring Matches To Perfume

Masses of the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement began to crowd the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Senayan, Central Jakarta, to take part in the May Day Fiesta. (Photo: VOI/Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - Masses of the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement began to crowd the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Senayan area, Central Jakarta. They will carry out the May Day Fiesta activity today, Saturday, May 14.

From VOI's observation, the May Day Fiesta mass group is now starting to line up to enter the GBK Senayan Main Stadium. They were asked to line up in an orderly manner to avoid overcrowding.

Apart from queuing up, they were also asked to hand over matches, cigarettes and perfume. The goods were asked to be handed over to officers who were also from the labor group.

"The matches, don't bring the cigarettes in," said one of the officers to the participants who were lining up.

"The perfume is also put in first, don't bring it in," he said again to the female participants who were lining up.

In addition, the workers from the labor group also reminded the masses not to carry sharp weapons and firearms.

Labor Party President Said Iqbal said there were two activities that the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement would carry out today. First, at around 10.00 WIB – 12.00 WIB, a demonstration was held at the DPR RI.

Second, at 13.00 WIB – 17.30 WIB in the form of May Day Fiesta at GBK.

"This activity is a series of May Day commemorations. On May 1 we also held an action at the KPU which was followed by the May Day Fiesta at the Usmar Ismail Film Building," Said Iqbal said in a written statement.

In this momentum, the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement will voice 18 demands, as follows:

1. Reject the Omnibus law on the Job Creation Law; 2. Lower prices for basic commodities (cooking oil, meat, flour, eggs, etc.), fuel and gas; 3. Pass the PPRT Bill, reject the revision of the PPP Law, reject the revision of the SP/SB Law; 4. Reject low wages; 5. Remove outsourcing;6. Reject the increase in VAT tax;7. Validate the RPP for the Protection of ABK and Migrant Workers; 8. Refuse to reduce PBI Health Insurance participants; 9. Realize food sovereignty and agrarian reform; 10. Stop criminalizing farmers; 11. Low tuition fees and free 15 years of compulsory education; 12. Appoint teachers and honorary staff to become civil servants; 13. Empowerment of the informal sector;14. Ratification of ILO Conversion No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work;15. Ojol drivers are workers, not partners whose work relationship is unclear;16. Carry out the elections on February 14, 2024 in a fair manner and without money politics; 17. Fair redistribution of wealth by adding social security programs (food security, housing, unemployment, education, and clean water); and18. There should be no hungry people in a rich country.