Massive Labor Demo At PDR Building, 1,623 Security Personnel Deployed

Illustration of labor demonstrations. (Between-Aprilio A)

A total of 1,623 joint personnel were deployed to secure a massive demonstration of workers in front of the Jakarta DPR Building today, Monday, February 6.

Head of Public Relations Kombes Pol Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko said the thousands of personnel deployed for security came from elements of the Polres, TNI, and the DKI Provincial Government.

"We sent 1,623 personnel," said Wisnu when contacted in Jakarta, Monday, February 6.

Although it is scheduled for workers to hold a massive demonstration today, Trunoyudo ensures that Jalan Gatot Subroto in front of the DPR Building will remain open to the public and private.

"The TransJakarta bus line remains open and we also prepare two lanes for vehicles as long as the crowd delivers opinions," said Trunoyudo.

The labor demonstration is scheduled to be held on Monday 6 February at around 10.00 WIB. In their action, the workers demanded to reject the contents of the Government Regulation in Lieu of the Law (Perppu) Omnibus Law on Job Creation, Reject the Draft Law (RUU) Health, and Sah the PPRT Bill on the Protection of Domestic Workers (PPRT). ). For information, apart from being held in Jakarta, demonstrations of workers are also scheduled to take place in various industrial cities such as Semarang, Surabaya, Medan, Batam, Makassar, Banjarmasin, Banda Aceh, Medan, Bengkulu, Pekanbaru, Ternate, Ambon, Kupang, and several other industrial cities.