For the last few years, Indonesian workers have staged massive protests in an ongoing attempt to achieve a living wage. The last twelve months has seen deteriorating economic conditions and increasing number of workers being dismissed. Nevertheless, workers have continued to organise and protest. At the end of October, over 30,000 workers filled the streets in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta demanding higher minimum wages. They were met by police who charged into the crowd and eventually arrested 25 workers. The workers were released the next day and told that they had been treated well.
For the last few years, Indonesian workers have staged massive protests in an ongoing attempt to achieve a living wage. The last twelve months has seen deteriorating economic conditions and increasing number of workers being dismissed. Nevertheless, workers have continued to organise and protest. At the end of October, over 30,000 workers filled the streets in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta demanding higher minimum wages. They were met by police who charged into the crowd and eventually arrested 25 workers. The workers were released the next day and told that they had been treated well.
