Fauzi refreshes call against migrants

Fauzi refreshes call against migrants

JAKARTA: Vice Governor Fauzi Bowo reiterated the city
administration's call for people, who will celebrate Idul Fitri
in their hometowns, not to bring anyone to the city upon their
return here, unless the newcomers have a job and a place to stay.

He said that the uncontrollable flow of migrants to the city
had caused various urban problems. Last year alone, travelers who
returned from the annual exodus brought with them about 250,000
people, most of whom were mostly unskilled young people.

Fauzi was speaking at the Monas park compound on Thursday in
front of approximately 470 officers assigned to hold public
campaigns for the travelers at bus terminals and train stations
in the capital.

The officers were drawn from various agencies, including the
public order agency, the social affairs agency and the
transportation agency.

In an effort to control the flow of migrants, the city
administration is drafting a controversial bylaw to ban poor,
unskilled migrants from entering the capital.--JP