In The Midst Of The Fire, The Masses Of Workers Still Stay At The Monas Horse Statue, Demanding To Revoke The Omnibus Law On The Job Creation Law

Demonstration workers at the Monas Horse Statue/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - Thousands of mass workers are still standing in the Monas Horse Statue area, Gambir District, Central Jakarta on Thursday, August 10, evening. The mass of action still survives in the midst of the flames from piles of garbage and banners that were burned as a protest against the government. A number of workers who survived, are now sitting in a group of positions while looking at the command car. On it, the orator was still correlated without stopping.

Every now and then, the orator cursed the disordered laborer. He ordered the masses to sit still and listen. "Shut up! Let's be orderly!" he exclaimed until hoarse, Thursday, August 10, evening. To note, based on the rules, the mass of the demonstration should have disbanded at 18.00 WIB. However, until 22.20 WIB, the masses never dispersed. The mass of workers submitted six demands to the government by asking the government to revoke the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law, raise the minimum wage of workers by 15 percent in 2024, and revise the presidential threshold from 20 percent to 0 percent. Furthermore, the government was asked to revise the parliamentary threshold to four percent of the total seats in the DPR RI, revoke the Health Law, and realize JS3H social security, agrarian reform, food sovereignty, and the PPRT Bill. If not heard and the demands responded, the mass of workers threatened to be on a national strike.