A worker wearing mask as a precaution against coronavirus outbreak, raises his fist as he shouts slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta on May 1. (AP Photo)
JAKARTA Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented their anger at a new law they say harms their rights and welfare.
About 50,000 workers from 3,000 companies and factories were expected to take part in traditional May Day marches in 200 cities and districts in Southeast Asia s largest economy, said Said Iqbal, the president of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions.
Workers protest Indonesia s labour law in May Day rallies
by Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko, The Associated Press
Posted May 1, 2021 2:11 am EDT
Last Updated May 1, 2021 at 2:14 am EDT
A worker wearing mask as a precaution against coronavirus outbreak, raises his fist as he shouts slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday curtailed by strict limits on public gatherings to express anger at a new law they say could harm labor rights and welfare. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
JAKARTA, Indonesia Workers in Indonesia marked international labour day on Saturday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented their anger at a new law they say harms their rights and welfare.
May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic
NICHOLAS GARRIGA, NINIEK KARMINI and JOHN LEICESTER
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA (AP) – Workers in Indonesia marked international labour day yesterday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented their anger at a new law they said harms their rights and welfare.
About 50,000 workers from 3,000 companies and factories were expected to take part in traditional May Day marches in 200 cities and districts in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, said Said Iqbal, the president of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions.
However, most rallies are held outside factories or company compounds with strict health protocols, Iqbal said.
In the Philippine capital, where a monthlong coronavirus lockdown has been extended by two weeks amid an alarming surge, police prevented hundreds of workers belonging to left-wing groups from holding a Labour Day rally at a public plaza, protest leader Renato Reyes said.