May Day, No 3-in-1

Coincides with national holiday to commemorate the International Labor Day, or known as May Day, the 3-in-1 traffic rule will not be implemented today, Thursday (5/1). The rule will be implemented again tomorrow, Friday (5/2).

Yes, no 3-in-1 today, considering many labors hold demonstration. We urge the labors not to do anarchy and do peace action only

“Yes, no 3-in-1 today, considering many labors hold demonstration. We urge the labors not to do anarchy and do peace action only,” stated City Police Public Relations Division Chief Sr. Comr. Rikwanto, Thursday (5/1).

Based on the information from City Police Traffic Management Centre (TMC), thousands of labors are now long marching to concentration points, namely HI Roundabout, House of Representatives/People's Consultative Assembly (MPR/DPR) building, Pulogadung area, and several other locations.

May Day, Pay Attention to Traffic Diversion Imposed, Motorists!

According to the rule, the labors are only given time to hold demonstration until 4 PM. If exceeding that, the police will disperse the mass. To secure the demonstration, City Police deploys at least 18,000 personnel. In addition, traffic diversion is also prepared, but situational.

Regarding the demonstration, this year the labors are demanding 10 things, namely 30 percent raise in minimum wage in 2015, refusing minimum wage postponement, pension insurance for labors in private companies by June 2015, health insurance, abolish BUMN outsourcing, ratify draft bill on Domestic Workers and revise the Law on the Protection of Indonesian Manpower, revoke Mass Organizations Law and replace it with Society Draft Bill, promote honorary employees and teachers to become civil servants, Rp 1,000,000 subsidy per person per month from the State Budget (APBN) for the honorary workers, public transportation and cheap housing provision, and activation of 12-year compulsory education as well as provision of scholarships for labors’ children to college.