No suits please, we're all workers

No suits please, we're all workers

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has
ordered his staffers to stop wearing suits and a ties when
reporting to work, even if they have formal functions to attend.

Beginning in January, all staff, including himself, at the
ministry must work in their light brown civil servant uniforms,
whether for routine daily activities or for special events, Jacob
said as reported by Antara.

Jacob said the decision followed a recommendation by
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla that
staffers in all ministries under his charge should not wear suits
as an expression of concern and solidarity to the people in
Indonesia.

In addition to the minister, some of the higher echelon
officials often turn up for work wearing a tie and a suit.

Other officials under Jusuf have yet to heed the
recommendation. The other ministries include the Ministry of
National Education, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the
Ministry of Social Services.

Jacob, a union activist, often looked uncomfortable in a suit,
which became his standard attire after being appointed to the
Cabinet by President Megawati Soekarnoputri in August.