Rallies against job law
Over the past few days and despite the ban on rallies, a lot of Indonesians have protested against a law they say could harm workers and the environment. Many arrests have taken place in Jakarta and all over the country. Protesters think that the law is favors companies but the government thinks that this has to be enforced because of the Covid-19 crisis that has hit hard the economy like in the rest of the world. President Joko Widodo wants the law to remove administrative barriers to make Indonesia more attractive to foreign trade. This “omnibus law” is supposed to create almost 3 million jobs for young people and those who lost their jobs during the pandemic. Indonesians are protesting because they are afraid for their jobs and do not agree with the government that just want to apply the law quickly. Last Thursday, the police intervened to disperse protesters with tear gas and water cannons. Workers went on a national strike, took to the street and rode in motorbikes parades wh...