PPD bus drivers go on strike

PPD bus drivers go on strike

JAKARTA: Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on Monday,
as the bus divers from state-owned PPD went on strike and
demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Transportation and the
Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

A PPD driver said that they were demanding their salaries that
had not been paid for the last three months.

"We need the money to pay our children's school fees," the
driver said.

The new school year starts in two weeks. Although the Jakarta
administration has instructed schools not to burden parents with
admission fees, many schools still impose them as funds from the
central government are not enough to keep the schools
operational. -- JP