Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The labour demonstration on Labour Day or\nMay Day on 1 May will now take place at the National Monument (Monas)\nalongside President Prabowo Subianto, rather than in front of the DPR RI\nbuilding as originally planned.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by the President of the Confederation of Indonesian\nTrade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party, Said Iqbal, during an online\npress conference on Wednesday (29\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Said Iqbal stated that the demonstration, initially set to occur in\nfront of the DPR, was relocated to Monas because the President fulfilled\nthe workers\u2019 request, under the KSPI, to meet and discuss on Tuesday\n(28\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a reason why KSPI is moving the planned May Day action on 1\nMay 2026, which was originally in front of the DPR RI building, to Monas\nin Jakarta, and that is because President Prabowo agreed to meet and\ndiscuss with us,\u201d said Said Iqbal during his press conference.<\/p>\n
Said added that in the discussion with President Prabowo, KSPI\nbrought 11 issues and hopes to the President, and his side stated that\nseveral issues are under consideration for approval.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe brought 11 issues and hopes from the workers for discussion with\nthe President, and finally, the discussion plan was approved before 1\nMay,\u201d continued Said Iqbal.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the reason for changing the location of the labour\naction to Monas is that the workers want crucial issues to be directly\naddressed by the President during May Day at Monas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe second reason why the KSPI May Day action is being moved from\nthe DPR to Monas in Jakarta is that from the 11 issues and hopes, there\nare several crucial issues that are very important for Indonesian\nworkers which must be answered and affirmed by Mr President, which of\ncourse is progress or follow-up from the requests, hopes, and issues\nbrought by KSPI,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Said Iqbal estimated that hundreds of thousands of workers will\nattend the May Day at Monas, with 50,000 workers coming from\nJabodetabek, Karawang, Purwakarta, Subang, Greater Bandung, and parts of\nGreater Cirebon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be 50,000 worker masses from Jabodetabek, Karawang,\nPurwakarta, Subang, Greater Bandung, and parts of Greater Cirebon,\u201d he\nclarified.<\/p>\n
In addition to Monas, the May Day action will also be held in other\nregions such as Bandung, Serang, Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Medan,\nBanda Aceh, Lampung, Batam, Bengkulu, Palembang, Banjarmasin, Samarinda,\nPontianak, Makassar, Manado, Kendari, Konawe, Ambon, Ternate, Mataram,\nLombok, Kupang, and several major cities in Papua.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the KSPI May Day celebration action, supported by the Labour\nParty, will spread across 38 provinces and more than 350\nregencies\/cities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Said Iqbal also urged workers participating in the May Day action to\nbe orderly, peaceful, non-anarchic, and not to use violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt needs to be emphasised and at the same time advised to KSPI\nmember workers and the Labour Party, as well as other workers throughout\nIndonesia, to participate in the May Day celebration with full joy and\nspirit of struggle peacefully, must be orderly, must not be anarchic,\nand must not use violence, respect the interests of other people,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/may-day-labour-protest-shifted-from-dpr-to-monas-due-to-this-reason-1777449203", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }