Traders demand security assurance<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of market trader representatives urged
\nthe government yesterday to guarantee security in Tanah Abang
\nmarket in Central Jakarta to enable traders to do business
\nsafely.<\/p>\n
The representatives expressed their demands at the National
\nCommission on Human Rights yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"We want the government to give us protection,\" said Syamsul
\nJakaria, spokesman of the delegation.<\/p>\n
Syamsul said most of the traders working at Tanah Abang
\nmarket, which is known as one of the major textile trading
\ncenters in the city, were hurt by last month's riots.<\/p>\n
They also frequently fall victim to groups of hoodlums who
\nextort money from them, he said.<\/p>\n
The traders also deplored agitation by certain parties who
\nasked workers to conduct massive strikes. We are afraid that such
\nagitation could trigger fresh riots, Syamsul said.<\/p>\n
\"What we want now is to feel secure and have security
\nguaranteed to enable us to do business,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The traders were received by commission members, Clementino
\ndos Reis Amaral and B.N. Marbun, who promised to convey their
\ndemands to the relevant parties. (jun)<\/p>",
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