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Thousands of workers ready to rally on May Day
Jakarta Post - April 30, 2011
Jakarta -- Thousands of workers from the Greater Jakarta area are ready to hold a rally starting from the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle and leading to the Presidential Palace to observe International Labor Day (May Day) on Sunday, May 1.
Rally coordinator Ilham Syah said Saturday that the Hotel Indonesia roundabout (bundaran) would be the meeting point for workers from Bekasi, Tangerang, Bogor, Depok and Jakarta. Around 4,000 labors from Bekasi, West Java, would reach Jakarta by motorbikes and trucks. From the Tanjung Priok Harbor, 1,500 workers would also join the action.
"The workers will gather at Bundaran HI to celebrate May Day before heading to the Presidential Palace. We predict 12,000 workers from the Greater Jakarta area will join the rally," he said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
The workers reportedly come from several labor associations, such as the Federation of Jabodetabek Labor Struggle (FPBJ), Gasburi, the Center for Indonesian Labor Struggle (PPBI) and the Association of Indonesian Automotive Workers (SPOI).
The Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) will also join the rally. They will perform a theatrical show by bringing a 4x3 meter prop resembling a jail cell as a symbol of their perceptions of capitalism trapping the journalistic world. "The jail is a symbol that Indonesian journalists are still imprisoned by capitalist agendas," AJI Jakarta chairman Wahyu Dhyatmika said.
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