Participating In Labor Demonstration Against Job Creation Law, Rizal Ramli: Jokowi Invites Us To Be Poor In Congregation

Demonstrations In The Horse Statue Area Of Central Jakarta/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Finance (Menkeu), Rizal Ramli also participated in a demonstration by a group of people who rejected the Job Creation Law on Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta.

Rizal Ramli, in his oration, accused President Joko Widodo of making the community unsecured because of his ambition to run the Omnibus Law. According to him, Jokowi failed to make the people prosperous.

"Jokowi invites us to be poor in congregation. However, he himself and his officials are not poor, even getting richer. Jokowi has succeeded in increasing the wealth of oligarchs recklessly," said Rizal Ramli, Thursday, August 10.

Rizal Ramli also highlighted the development of the capital city of the archipelago (IKN) in East Kalimantan. According to him, the IKN project was built to launch dynastic politics. He also accused Jokowi's son and son-in-law of investing in the project.

"Jokowi is also expanding the KKN and building dynastic politics. Imagine that his son became mayor, regent, his parents were amazingly rich, investing 100 billion from the results of the bribes," said Rizal Ramli.

"Jokowi builds family dynastic politics vulgarly without shame," he continued.

The workers who are members of the Alliance of the People's Labor Movement (GEBRAK) and the Axis Alliance of One Million Workers (AASB) have blocked Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta. The Horse Statue Roundabout was also blocked by the mass of workers who spilled over.

As a result of this demonstration, traffic around Jalan MH Thamrin stalled. A number of officers from the police and the Transportation Service also regulated the flow of vehicles at the intersection.

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

They also brought a statue of a 2 meter tall rat. The statue, which symbolizes that the corruptor is seen carrying a suitcase containing money and a document from the Job Creation Law.