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Jakarta –
Thousands of students plan to hold a demonstration at the Merdeka Palace tomorrow. It is estimated that there are more than 5,000 students from 300 campuses in Indonesia who joined in this action.
“We, from the BEM SI Alliance, will carry out a national action that will be carried out centrally in the Merdeka Palace on October 8, 2020 and there will be simultaneous actions until October 8, 2020 in our respective regions”, said BEM SI Alliance Media Coordinator Andi Khiyarullah when contacted on Tuesday (7/10/2020).
“It is estimated that there are more than 5,000 students from 300 campuses. We will merge with the entire community that will demonstrate at the same point, that is, in the Palace,” Andi continued.
Andi said that this action plan had been consolidated with campuses throughout Indonesia since last October 5. The BEM SI Alliance agreed to organize an action tomorrow.
“On Monday, October 5, 2020, from the BEM SI Alliance we carried out a national consolidation to discuss the situation in each region and the plans for the future to be ratified. all the law. This time consolidation took place from 20: 15-22.40 WIB attended by various regions, from West Sumatra, West Sumatra, West Java, Central Java-DIY, BSJB, East Java, East Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Kalimantan Western, Balinusra, “he said.
Andi said that BEM SI would reject the Employment Creation Law and reject the alternative option of taking the route judicial review (JR). His party will also urge President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to issue a perppu.
“In the narrative, we agreed to reject and seek other alternatives like JR and urge the president to issue a perppu,” he said.
The labor alliance also continues to hold a national strike today in connection with the rejection of the recently approved Employment Creation Law. Workers will take to the streets to act until October 8, 2020.
“Today we act in each region and city, in the regional government, in the region, this is carried out simultaneously,” said the president of the Congress of the Indonesian Trade Union Alliance, Nining Elitos, when contacted on Tuesday (10/6 / 2020).
Nining said workers would take action in local governments and industrial parks across Indonesia today and tomorrow. According to him, the action against the Employment Creation Law will continue more broadly in the DPR or Palace on October 8, 2020.
“Yes, what is understood by national strike is to carry out simultaneous actions in several cities, both at the national level, right? I see. If on October 8 the action will take place in the DPR later, the labor movement with the people, together with the regional alliance, on the 8th will carry out an action in Jakarta. I see. Is she at DPR or at the Palace, but while she’s at DPR? I see, “he said.
(eva / hri)
