Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya claimed that the International\nLabour Day commemoration at the National Monument area in Central\nJakarta on Friday, 1 May 2026, was attended by hundreds of thousands of\nworkers. The celebration, which featured music groups and was enlivened\nby the distribution of basic necessities from the government, was also\nattended by President Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether with 400,000 workers from various regions in Indonesia,\nPresident Prabowo Subianto commemorated International Labour Day held at\nthe National Monument Cross Field area,\u201d Teddy said in a written\nstatement.<\/p>\n
Teddy claimed that the Prabowo administration\u2019s policies over the\npast year have been directed towards the interests of the wider\ncommunity. \u201cEspecially the working class,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He mentioned several policies that he claimed demonstrate Prabowo\u2019s\nsupport for workers. Among them, Teddy cited the designation of Marsinah\nas a national hero and the establishment of the Layoff Mitigation Task\nForce or Satgas PHK.<\/p>\n
This year, the International Labour Day commemoration in Jakarta was\nsplit into two locations. Both were in the Monas area in Central Jakarta\nand in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Confederation of All Workers\u2019 Unions together with the\nLabour Party held May Day at Monas. However, their event was not a\ndemonstration. The May Day at Monas was conducted as a celebration\nfeaturing President Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n
Several labour union organisations chose not to join the May Day 2026\ncelebration at Monas with the authorities. Those who refused were united\nin the Alliance of the People\u2019s Labour Movement or Gebrak.<\/p>\n
This alliance consists of the Indonesian Congress Alliance of Trade\nUnions Confederation (KASBI), the Indonesian Workers\u2019 Struggle\nFederation (FPBI), the Food and Beverage Workers\u2019 Union Federation\n(FSBMM), as well as organisations from various elements of society. They\nplanned to demonstrate and voice demands in front of the DPR building in\nJakarta during the Labour Day commemoration on Friday afternoon, 1 May\n2026.<\/p>\n
KASBI Confederation Chairman Sunarno said there would be around\n10,000 people protesting in front of the parliamentary building. \u201cWe are\ncarrying the theme May Day with the People,\u201d he said when contacted on\nThursday, 30 April 2026.<\/p>\n
Sunarno said that the action organised by his group differed from the\none held by KSPSI at Monas. He stated that the Labour Day commemoration\nin front of the DPR building was an independent and autonomous action.\n\u201cThe May Day celebration organised at Monas, in our view, is laden with\nmainstream narratives and power co-optation,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/teddy-claims-400-000-people-attend-labour-day-at-monas-1777647114", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }