APSN | Yogyakarta Police prepare 2,000 personnel to guard May Day

Home > South-East Asia >> Indonesia

Yogyakarta Police prepare 2,000 personnel to guard May Day

Jakarta Post - May 1, 2017

May Day 2017: Abolish outsourcing and exploitative apprenticeships – Tempo.co. May 1, 2017
May Day rally in Yogyakarta highlights low wages, poverty – Detik News. May 1, 2017
May Day rally in Aceh calls for wage increases, fasting month bonuses – Detik News. May 1, 2017
Freeport workers demand end to criminalization, intimidation of trade unions – Metro TV. May 1, 2017
'Sewer rats' enliven May Day rally in Jakarta – Liputan 6. May 1, 2017

Jakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have prepared 2,000 personnel to secure rallies and events celebrating International Labor Day, or May Day, on Monday.

"We have prepared more than 2,000 personnel for May Day to prevent any disruptions during the celebration," police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Yulianto said on Sunday as quoted by antaranews.com. He added that the police in each precinct would focus on securing their own areas.

Yulianto said this year's celebration would include seminars and gymnastics. Workers in Yogyakarta will also march from Abu Bakar Ali Park until Tugu Nol Kilometer.

The police claim no restrictions will be imposed on the festivities so long as they are conducted peacefully. "We hope no individuals will provoke the workers," he said. (rdi/wit)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/01/yogyakarta-police-prepare-2000-personnel-to-guard-may-day.html.