Thousands join May Day rally, urge fair treatment

Published: May 2, 2008, 4:31 am

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Thousands join May Day rally, urge fair treatment The heat of the capital’s sweltering sun on Thursday did not stop thousands of people from joining the World Labor Day rallies, closing down Jakarta’s major thoroughfares and halting traffic. Some 18,000 people held two large rallies in front of the State Palace and the House of Representatives, shouting out their demands for higher wages and their objections to the current contract system for blue-collar workers. “The government has yet to show its support for the country’s working class, who have been denied their rights. We gather here to tell them that the government is responsible for their labor problems,” said Ansari, one of the rally’s field coordinators. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government would continue to consider the fate of workers to ensure a good relationship between them and their employers. “Employers and workers need each other. It’s impossible for

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