City recruits 850 ex-Kamra

City recruits 850 ex-Kamra

JAKARTA (JP): At least 850 former members of the People's
Security civilian guards (Kamra) have been employed by the
Jakarta administrations as public order officers.

Deputy Governor for Administrative Affair Abdul Kahfi said on
Wednesday that the new recruits were selected from around 2,000
former Kamra members, who had applied for a job to the City
Public Order Office.

"The selection was based on their physical fitness and minimum
education of junior high school," said Abdul.

The new officers had undergone a 10-day training with the City
Public Order Office, Abdul added.

Abdul said the new recruits are now deployed for a joint
operation with the city police to maintain security in the
capital during a month-long festivities of Christmas, Idul Fitri,
New Year and the annual exodus.

The new public order officers received a daily earnings of Rp
15,000, Abdul said, adding that they would get a monthly salary
above the minimum regional wage of Rp 426,000, once the city
administration completed the recruitment process of the former
Kamra members. (07)