Greet Labor Masses At May Day Fiesta, National Police Chief: Long Live The Workers!

May Day Fiesta at GBK Senayan/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit, greeted the masses of workers at the May Day Fiesta. Together with Labor Party President Said Iqbal, Sigit greeted those present at the Bung Karno Main Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Central Jakarta.

"Long live the workers, happy birthday to all workers in Indonesia and abroad," Listyo said to workers at GBK Senayan, Central Jakarta, Saturday, May 14.

Before greeting the workers, General Sigit walked around the stands where the mass of workers sat. Next, he asked permission for the mass of workers to directly lead the singing of the song Padamu Negeri.

The request was then welcomed by the mass of workers and after a few seconds the workers sang the song Padamu Negeri, which was led directly by the National Police Chief in a standing position.

"Finally, maybe to realize our love for our country, are we, I, allowed to lead a song of our struggle, let me lead the song of our struggle. Let's sing for our beloved country," he said.

Previously, the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement held a May Day Fiesta in the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) area, Senayan, and the DPR RI. The following are the 18 demands issued by the Labor Party and the Indonesian Labor Movement:

1. Reject the omnibus law on the job creation law2. Lower prices of basic commodities (cooking oil, meat, flour, eggs, etc.), fuel and gas)3. Pass the PPRT Bill, reject the revision of the PPP Law, reject the revision of the SP/SB4 Law. Reject low wages5. Remove outsourcing6. Reject PPn7 tax increase. Validate the RPP for the Protection of ABK and Migrant Workers8. Refuse to reduce PBI Health Insurance participants9. Realize food sovereignty and agrarian reform10. Stop criminalizing farmers11. Low tuition fees and free 15 years of compulsory education12. Appoint honorary teachers and staff to become PNS13. Empowerment of the informal sector14. Ratification of ILO Conversion No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work15. Ojol drivers are workers, not partners whose work relationship is unclear16. Carry out the elections on February 14, 2024 in a fair manner and without money politics17. Fair redistribution of wealth by adding social security programs (food security, housing, unemployment, education, and clean water) and18. There should be no hungry people in a rich country.