Makassar Social Service Intensifys Control Of Buskers To Silver Humans

DOK ANTARA/Wah Putro

Makassar City Social Service, South Sulawesi has intensified monitoring of street children, homeless people, and beggars who are increasingly prevalent in a number of strategic places in the area.

"One of the modes used by beggars and street children in the field is by wearing a blank doll costume or being a silver man," said Acting Head of Social Rehabilitation of the Makassar City Social Service, Suhartiny, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, May 11.

He said the phenomenon in the field was a model of begging using a dollows or by painting himself with silver like a statue man.

This condition is admitted to be concerning, because on average those who take to the streets are school-age children.

In this regard, his party is intensely monitoring and controlling a number of points in Makassar City, such as the busy protocol roads including Jalan Boulevard, Jalan Pengayoman, Jalan Pettarani, and Jalan Abdullah Dg Sirua.

In addition, the intersection of Jalan Veteran Masjid Raya, Monginsidi-General Sudirman and the intersection of five airports.

At the end of last week, the Social Service Agency dispatched a rapid reaction team (TRC) to monitor and control street children, homeless people, and carry out a number of roads.

From the results of the search, a number of school-age children who wore uniforms were caught operating on the road.

"The children were then taken to the Trauma Center (RPTC) Protection Center on Jalan Abdullah Dg Sirua to get guidance and assistance, so as not to take to the streets again," he said.

While in the RPTC, the children who were caught were then recorded and trained to return to school, while from the results of the data collection it was known, a child could earn up to Rp800 thousand per day.