On May Day Fiesta, Said Iqbal Sindir Anies Baswedan Concerning The Price Of Clean Water Is More Expensive Than Cooking Oil

Chairman of the Labor Party Said Iqbal/PHOTO:: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Labor Party Said Iqbal said DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has not been able to improve the welfare of his people because the price of clean water in North Jakarta is more expensive than cooking oil.

He conveyed this during the May Day Fiesta at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Senayan, Central Jakarta, Saturday, May 14.

Initially, Said Iqbal mentioned five requests from the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement in this activity. One of them is about social security for the community, especially workers, including guarantees for the availability of clean water.

He then alluded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who provided free clean water to his citizens.

"Clean water guarantee. Erdoan before that won the President of Turkey by starting from Istanbul by giving the elderly free food for life, traveling for life, and secondly people in Istanbul can take free clean water," Said said at a press conference at GBK Senayan.

After alluding to Erdogan, Said compared him to Anies' leadership in Jakarta. He said, the price of one liter of clean water in North Jakarta is more expensive than the price of cooking oil.

Thus, Anies is considered to have not succeeded in the welfare of the community, especially workers. "In Jakarta, the governor of Jakarta in North Jakarta has not succeeded. One liter of clean water is more expensive than oil. It should not be available in a rich country," said Said.

Not only that, Said Iqbal also mentioned unemployment insurance. According to him, residents who do not work should also be given money because all citizens are required to pay taxes.

"The fifth is unemployment insurance. If we are unemployed, the state must pay. Why? Because when you work, I work and we all work, we pay taxes, and that tax must be set aside for the state and entrepreneurs in terms of corporate profits for a fair and equitable redistribution of wealth. evenly," he explained.

"In what form? If we are unemployed we are paid. Unemployment insurance," added Said.

Previously, the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement held a May Day Fiesta in the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) area, Senayan, and the DPR RI. The following are 18 demands issued by the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement:

1. Reject the omnibus law on the job creation law2. 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/SB4 Law. Reject low wages5. Remove outsourcing6. Reject PPn7 tax increase. Validate the RPP for the Protection of ABK and Migrant Workers8. Refuse to reduce PBI Health Insurance participants9. Realize food sovereignty and agrarian reform10. Stop criminalizing farmers11. Low tuition fees and free 15 years of compulsory education12. Appoint honorary teachers and staff to become PNS13. Empowerment of the informal sector14. Ratification of ILO Conversion No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work15. Ojol drivers are workers, not partners whose work relationship is unclear16. Carry out the elections on February 14, 2024 in a fair manner and without money politics17. 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.