Moment When Prabowo Notes Down Workers' Aspirations During May Day Celebration

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President Prabowo Subianto made small notes while directly listening to aspirations from several high-ranking labour union officials at the Labour Day or May Day 2026 event at Monas Field, Jakarta, on Friday (1/5/2026). This moment was captured on camera in the YouTube broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat. Several times, Prabowo appeared to be noting in a small book he was carrying. Then, KSPI President Said Iqbal, President of the All-Indonesian Confederation of Workers’ Unions (KSPSI) Andi Gani Nena Wea, and General Chairman of the All-Indonesian Confederation of Workers’ Unions (KSPSI) who is also the Minister of Environment, Jumhur Hidayat. One moment when Prabowo made a note was when General Chairman of the Confederation of United Labour Ilhamsyah spoke about the need for childcare facilities or daycares in industrial settings. This is because many workers are confused and in a dilemma as there is no one to look after their children. “We hope the state is present to create daycares in industrial zones, in workers’ settlements, so that workers’ children can live decently, so that workers’ children can grow and develop well,” he said in front of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.