Let them

Let them settle in

From Warta Kota

In the post-Idul Fitri period the Jakarta metropolitan administration always launches operations ridding the capital of would-be settlers as well as squatters and vendors from other regions. They are seen as imposing an extra burden and adding to the complexity of problems in Jakarta.

The arrivals of our fellow citizens from various provinces in fact are favorable to the city in many ways. The greater part of settlers from regions work as maids, manual laborers and vendors or hawkers, who are most needed by households and even offices.

The large number of people thronging into the capital is due to the wider job and business opportunities offered by Jakarta. Furthermore, as the national economy has not yet fully recovered, lots of regional breadwinners find it hard to make money and thus make Jakarta an alternative place to try their luck.

As Jakarta is the capital city of the whole nation, including those in the regions, it is wise to let these people earn a living here, which also benefits their metropolitan counterparts.

NURSALIM Jakarta