JAKARTA - The alliance of workers and students from various groups has gradually disbanded from a demonstration to evaluate the two years of leadership of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.
Thousands of people who previously held a demonstration in the Horse Statue area of Central Jakarta, managed to survive despite heavy rains in the Central Jakarta area. However, around 16.30 WIB, the mass of action began to disperse.
"Let's go home," said one of the orators from the command car at the location, Thursday, October 28.
During the demonstration, there were 13 demands made by workers and students, including the repeal of the Job Creation Law or the Omnibus Law and all of its derivative Government Regulations, namely PP No. 35, 36 and 37.
The masses also rejected the abolition of sectoral wages and asked for an increase in the 2022 UMK by 15 percent.
Workers also ask for guarantees and protection for workers in the tourism, hotel, plantation, and online transportation sectors.
The general chairman of the Congress of the Alliance of Indonesian Trade Unions (KASBI) Nining Elitos stated that there were 1,000 workers who joined the Labor Movement with the People (Gebrak).
Other labor elements who joined in this action were the Confederation of Indonesian Workers' Union (KPBI), Consortium for Agrarian Reform (KPA), Central National Labor Movement (SGBN), Confederation of National Unions (KSN), Media and Creative Industries Workers Union for Democracy (SINDIKASI). ).
In addition, there are also students from the BEM of the University of Indonesia, farmers, urban poor, youth, students, journalists, women, fishermen, human rights defenders, and legal aid agencies.
Based on VOI's monitoring at the location, at this time, several roads that had been closed (blocked) are finally starting to reopen.
"The blockade until 04.00 WIB is complete. This afternoon it will be reopened," said Head of Traffic of the Central Jakarta Metro Police Kompol Purwanta to VOI.
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