Various Issues At The Gamalama Ternate Market Starting From Extortion, Intimidation And Sale And Purchase Of Places, Disperindag Promises To Fix

Dozens of people from the Social Observer Student Movement (Gamhas) visited the Ternate City Industry and Trade Office, demanding that this institution focus on fixing the Gamalama Ternate Market, Wednesday (4/0/2023). BETWEEN ABDul Fatah (Abdul Fatah)

TERNATE - The Department of Industry and Trade (Disperindag) of Ternate City, North Maluku (Malut) promised to fulfill all demands of the Social Observer Student Movement (Gamhas), namely fixing the Gamalama Ternate Market. "We promise to immediately arrange the traders and the demands of the traders voiced by Gamhas will be followed up," said Head of Ternate City Industry and Trade Department, Nursidah Dj Mahmud in Ternate, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, October 4. As is known, the mass demands from Gamhas, namely Disperindag, were asked to realize Perda number 6 Thn. 2023 concerning the arrangement and empowerment of street vendors, stop extortion against street vendors, stop intimidation of street vendors, provide justice to street vendors, function 12 shophouses as market activities, Mayor immediately evaluate market offices that buy and sell places, the municipal government immediately organizes a proper place for street vendors, disprindag stop embezzlement in the market and reactivate the Sasa market for all traders. According to him, the aspirations brought by the mass of students are indeed a note, which has been planned by the Ternate Industry and Trade Agency. For this reason, he really appreciates the demands of the masses, because they have been reminded of tasks that have not been completed. Nursidah admitted that in the previous arrangement, all traders, including those who were relocated from the area behind Jatiland Mall, had found a place to sell in the Higienis market area and the pilot market. However, there are also traders who take advantage of the negligence of officers moving their merchandise to sell by the side of the road, even to maintain the order of traders in the market, officers are forced to be given extra tasks by adding a monitoring schedule at rest times. He promised not to play games and take firm steps if there were people in the Ternate Industry and Trade Department who were caught making illegal levies on traders. Even if it is found, the process will be according to the procedure. Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the Gamhas Mass, M. Risal Aswad, said that the market problem in Ternate city had long occurred but had not been able to solve it so far. The most important factor is the lack of concept of market arrangement by the Ternate City Government, so that it does not match the expectations of street vendors (PKL). As a result, there are many complaints related to selling places that are suitable for selling, which arise from traders, in addition to a decent place, traders also have high hopes in terms of an effective place to get maximum results in the selling process. "Almost a year traders have been relocated, from the starting place they sell (from behind the mall) to the Healthful Bahari market which is expected to be a strategic place for traders to sell, but this is not in accordance with what traders expect. Just so you know, until now traders often move from place to place to find a strategic place to support their lives, the fact that we found in the advocacy results is that there is no effort from the Ternate City Government or Disperindag to organize the market so that there is no conflict between fellow traders because it often occurs

In addition, there were 12 shophouses, which were used not as expected, in this case 4 shophouses functioned as PS rental sites, 1 shophouse for offices, and 7 buildings were left empty without any activities.