Ministerial consistency

Ministerial consistency

From Neraca

When Soedomo was the minister of manpower, hawkers were chased away from trading in the streets or intersections. The minister then introduced a program named Esok penuh harapan (Tomorrow is full of hopes), to train hawkers for certain jobs.

When Soedomo left the ministry, the program was forgotten. Consequently the hawkers are back to their old business. They take to the streets and intersections and hawk their merchandise without fear of being rounded up by the authorities.

But why this inconsistency? It seems that every official has their own program to address a social problem. If one program is perceived not to be effective, why not replace it with a more appropriate one?

MRS. YUSRIZAL

Jakarta