JAKARTA - Thousands of joint personnel from the TNI-Polri and DKI Jakarta Provincial Government were deployed to guard the International Labor Day demonstration or May Day. The commemoration of international labor day will be held on Saturday, May 1 tomorrow.
"If necessary, we will escort 6,394 personnel, we will deploy a joint TNI, Polri and regional government," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Friday, April 30.
Based on the letter of application for an action permit received, Yusri continued, the workers will hold demonstrations at several points including the Horse Statue area and the Constitutional Court.
"There are several places for demonstrations, centered on the Horse Statue, MK (Constitutional Court), and the ILO. Starting from morning, afternoon until evening there will be again. But I remind you to comply with health protocols," he said.
Because of this, the National Police appealed to workers to apply health protocols if they still chose to participate in the demonstration. Later, a special team will be deployed to carry out antigen test swabs to the participants in the action.
"We appeal to our Polda Metro Jaya to fellow labor unions in the jurisdiction of Polda Metro Jaya, to remember that the COVID-19 pandemic is still high. Jakarta cannot be separated from rank one and two," he said.
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