Indra Shalihin/HD Detik, Jakarta – Around 300 workers from the National Front for Indonesian Labour Struggle (FNPBI) staged a demonstration at the Indonesia Hotel roundabout. They urged the government to revoke the minister of labour decree No 78/2001 which is considered to harm the workers.

Besides the workers which grouped in FNPBI, the action was also followed by the 1 May Action Committee and Hero Supermarkert's employees who held a strike several days ago. As the schedule, after they gathered at the HI roundabout the demonstrators will continue their action to the Vice President palace on Jl Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta The action started at 9am Jakarta time and did not cause a traffic jam because the demonstrators staged their action at the sidewalk of HI roundabout. Till at 10.40am local time, they were still at the site.

As known, the government has issued the minister of labour decree No 150/2001 regulates the national workers. Nevertheless, the workers rejected it. Finally, the government revised it into the minister of labour decree No 78/2001. Again, many parties rejected it. Finally, the government postponed the implementation of this decree till 14 days.