Thousands of workers from various trade unions again held a demonstration to oversee a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on a judicial review of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta Kerja). The demonstration was held in front of the Constitutional Court building in Central Jakarta on Thursday October 31.
The demonstrators began arriving at around 10 am and the action continued late into the afternoon. "I came at 10 am, it’s very crowded here", said Mia, one of the workers who joined the demonstration.
The demonstrators expressed their dissatisfaction with several articles in the Jobs Law, especially those related to undermining labour rights and reducing the minimum wage.
Based on Pos Kota's monitoring at the location, the demonstrators expressed their aspirations by wearing hats that read "Reject the Omnibus Law".
The demonstrators who took to the streets today came from a number of regions such Jakarta and the satellite cities of Bekasi and Tangerang.
They protested as they warmed to the action and were not afraid to shout loudly in front of the Constitutional Court building. "Long live workers, long live workers, long live workers", thundered the demonstrators.
Hundreds of police personnel were deployed to maintain security and order at today's rally. The road in front of the Horse Statue near the Constitutional Court was also closed off.
In a speech, a speaker told the workers to express their thanks and to send a bouquet of flowers to the Constitutional Court's it its ruling ends up siding with the workers.
"We are workers who know ourselves, later workers will send a bouquet of flowers expressing our thanks to the MK building", said the speaker.
During the demonstration the situation remained conducive and safe. Meanwhile there is still no official information regarding the Constitutional Court's ruling. (M1)
[Translated by James Balowski. The original title of the article was "Ribuan Buruh Kembali Demo, Kawal Putusan MK soal UU Cipta Kerja".]
Source: https://poskota.co.id/2024/10/31/ribuan-buruh-kembali-demo-kawal-putusan-mk-soal-uu-cipta-kerja
