Already Collected Rp300 Thousand Per Month, Street Vendors At Tanah Abang Market Are Also Asked For Daily Money

Atmosphere Around Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

Street vendors who often sell along Jalan Jatibaru, Tanah Abang Market area, have complained about illegal levies made by a number of thugs to traders. The levy is in the form of daily money that is requested regularly.

"Every day many people ask for money, even though it's only two thousand, but there are a lot of them and come in turns," said the trader with the initials HM to VOI at the location, Thursday, September 14.

In addition to paying a daily fee of Rp. 2,000, traders who sell on the sidewalk are also asked to rent sidewalks of Rp. 300 thousand per month.

"Pay them monthly, they already know. Pay per month up to 300 thousand," he said.

Although he is often asked for money to rent sidewalks, HM admits that he only complied with the requests of the thugs. Because, he also needs land to look for fortune.

"What can I do, it's the business here. Even if we pay, we'll just follow it, sir. But we sell this on the sidewalk, pay for it. This is a sidewalk built by the government," he said.

Hundreds of joint officers disciplined a number of street vendors (PKL) at a number of points in Tanah Abang Market area, Central Jakarta on Thursday, September 14, afternoon. Officers carry out persuasive control.

The street vendors who were put in order were on the sidewalk and covered the disability lane along Jatibaru, Tanah Abang.