JAKARTA - Pope Francis' grand mass will be held at Gelora Bung Karno on September 5, 2024. Therefore, the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of Jakarta has issued a circular addressed to all students and state civil servants (ASN) to study and work from home (WFH).

This circular was issued to anticipate traffic congestion on that date.

"The Education Office has taken steps by issuing a circular letter (SE) of the Head of the Office Number 24/SE/2024 concerning WFH and learning from home," said Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office Budi Awaluddin last Tuesday.

The circular is intended for 205 schools in Central Jakarta and South Jakarta. For South Jakarta, targeting four sub-districts, namely Kebayoran Baru, Kebayoran Lama, Setiabudi, and Pasar Minggu.

Furthermore, for Central Jakarta, there are 46 schools, namely in Gambir, Sawah Besar, Menteng, and Tanah Abang sub-districts.

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi appealed to Thamrin and GBK regional workers to implement work from home during mass activities with World Catholic Church Leader Pope Francis at GBK.

However, the appeal adjusted to the policies of each company considering the anticipation of higher traffic density on September 5, 2024.

The reason is, apart from the grand mass, on the same date, other international activities are scheduled to take place, namely the International Sustainability Forum (ISF) at the Jakarta Convention Center which was also attended by President Joko Widodo.

He also appealed to the public to be able to observe the routes leading to GBK and its surroundings because there will be traffic congestion beyond the usual day.


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