Demonstration Workers Reject the Job Creation Law Carrying a Mouse Statue with a Tie, MH Thamrin Street Blocked

A statue of a rat with a tie brought in at the labor demonstration (Photo: Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - A number of labor groups from various organizations held a demonstration with the main demands being the rejection of Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation to become Law.

Workers who are members of the Joint Labor Movement of the People (GEBRAK) and the Million Workers Action Alliance (AASB) blockaded MH Thamrin Street, Central Jakarta with their gathering point at the ILO building.

Currently, the leaders of the labor group are meeting with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to convey their demands, before holding speeches in the Horse Statue area.

Labor demonstration today

At the location of the workers' mass oration, Medan Merdeka Barat Street in the direction of the Constitutional Court building and the State Palace was closed by a concrete barrier and barbed wire.

As a result of this demonstration, the traffic around MH Thamrin Street was stagnant. A number of officers from the police and the Department of Transportation also managed the flow of vehicles at the intersection.

In today's demonstration, the labor group brought flags and banners with attributes that read their rejection of the Job Creation Law.

They also brought a rat statue with a tie, with a height of 2 meters. The statue, which symbolizes corruptors, appears to be carrying a suitcase filled with money and documents on the Job Creation Law.

Update terkini Demo Buruh 10 Agustus di kawasan MH Thamrin jalur Bundaran HI menuju Medan Merdeka.

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The traffic engineering scheme implemented is as follows:

1. Traffic flow from the HI direction to Merdeka Barat Street is diverted to Budi Kemuliaan Street or Merdeka Selatan Street

2. Traffic flow from Tugu Tani to Merdeka Utara Street is diverted to Perwira Street (situational)

3. Traffic from the direction of Hayam Wuruk Street towards Majapahit Street or Merdeka Utara Street is diverted to Juanda Street or Suryopranoto Street

4. Traffic flow to Veteran I Street, Veteran II Street, and Veteran III Street is diverted to Suryopranoto Street or Gajah Mada Street

5. Abdul Muis Street to Gajah Mada Street was diverted to Tanah Abang I Street

6. The flow of traffic going to Merdeka Selatan Street and Merdeka Barat Street is diverted to the Budi Kemuliaan Traffic Light