Mayor asked to review IDs repeal

Mayor asked to review IDs repeal

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has asked West Jakarta Mayor
Sutardjianto to reconsider his plans to revoke identity cards for
seasonal residents (Kipem).

"The governor asked the mayor to carefully weigh the
advantages and disadvantages of the revocation," City Hall
spokesman Soesila Darmoadji said.

Sutardjianto sought Surjadi's approval for his plan to repeal
the IDs, which were given by the city administration to seasonal
residents such as laborers from West or Central Java who were
working on construction projects.

Soesila said that the mayor wanted to revoke the IDs because
the seasonal cards were ineffective and often abused by migrants
who used them to look for permanent jobs in the city. (arf)