City detains newcomers

City detains newcomers

JAKARTA (JP): Some 230 people were caught early Wednesday
morning for failing to show their identification cards.

"Most of the netted people were found in boarding houses
before they left for work," Hasdir Irvan, a source at the Central
Jakarta Administration told The Jakarta Post.

The people had no identification and no source of income in
the sub-districts of Paseban, Rawasari and Galur in Central
Jakarta.

Two thirds of them were women who were food vendors.

"If they have a source of income, they will be helped to get a
legal ID card," Hasdir said.

Those without a regular source of income will be returned to
their hometowns by the government.

Earlier, a provincial decree was issued to curb the influx of
illegal migrants to the capital. The administration's roundup is
one method of stopping unskilled and jobless people from
remaining in the city. (14)