KSPSI Claims Prabowo to Inaugurate Marsinah Museum on May Day 2026
KSPSI Claims Prabowo to Inaugurate Marsinah Museum on May Day 2026
The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI), Andi Gani Nena Wea, claimed that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will inaugurate the Marsinah Museum during this year’s International Workers’ Day (May Day) commemoration.
Andi Gani made this statement at the KSPSI Halal Bihalal event with National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday (14/4).
Andi Gani said that initially Prabowo would attend the International Workers’ Day or May Day celebration at the Monas area in Jakarta on 1 May 2026. After that, he would proceed to Nganjuk, East Java, to inaugurate the Marsinah Museum.
“Two weeks ago, I was called by the President of the Republic of Indonesia to discuss May Day, and it was confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto will be at Monas to celebrate May Day,” he revealed.
“The President, the National Police Chief, and 115 leaders of trade union confederations will be present in Nganjuk for the inauguration of Mother Marsinah’s Museum,” he added.
Marsinah was a labour activist who frequently advocated for the rights of the working class in Sidoarjo, East Java, during the New Order era. She suffered violence that led to her death, allegedly at the hands of the military during the New Order, but the perpetrators and killers have not been thoroughly investigated to this day.
Meanwhile, last year Prabowo had declared Marsinah a national hero. This declaration of Marsinah as a National Hero coincided with the declaration of Indonesia’s fourth President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Indonesia’s second President, the New Order ruler Soeharto, as National Heroes.
Strategic policies for workers’ welfare
At yesterday’s KSPSI Halal Bihalal event, Andi claimed that Prabowo will also announce a strategic policy to improve workers’ welfare. This, he added, will be after Prabowo returns from his current overseas visit.
“After the President returns from Russia, he will directly announce measures to enhance workers’ welfare,” said Andi.
In addition, Andi appreciated the National Police’s Labour Desk Task Force, which successfully resolved three major labour cases.
The major cases in question are the labour dispute at PT Taru Martani in Yogyakarta, as well as mass layoffs at PT Daicang and PT Multistrada in Bekasi.
“Thanks to the extraordinary attention from the National Police Chief through the Labour Desk, these problems have been resolved well for the continuity of the workers’ employment,” he stated.
At the same event, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo invited all labour elements and entrepreneurs to maintain the investment and industrial climate amid the global geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.
“Indonesia has extraordinary natural resources and a large human resource base; we are ready to compete with other countries,” said the National Police Chief.
One way to maintain a conducive industrial climate, according to the National Police Chief, is by resolving labour disputes through constructive dialogue and synergising to oversee the revision of the Job Creation Law.
Therefore, the National Police Chief encouraged the May Day momentum to be an arena for workers to demonstrate the solidarity of the labour struggle.
“Let us show the world that Indonesian workers and entrepreneurs are united. With a safe and orderly situation, we provide space for investment to enter Indonesia for shared prosperity,” said the man who has been National Police Chief since January 2021.