President Prabowo Confirmed to Attend May Day 2026 at Monas
JAKARTA — President Prabowo Subianto is confirmed to attend the International Labour Day or May Day 2026 celebrations to be held in the Monumen Nasional (Monas) area of Jakarta on 1 May 2026. The confirmation was conveyed by Andi Gani Nena Wea, president of the Confederation of All Indonesian Labour Unions (KSPSI), after meeting Prabowo in Jakarta on Friday, 6 March 2026.
Andi Gani said the meeting with Prabowo lasted around two hours and yielded several pieces of good news for Indonesian workers. ‘One piece of good news is that President Prabowo will attend May Day 2026. President Prabowo is the first president since Bung Karno to agree to attend May Day celebrations,’ he said in a statement on Friday. He noted that Prabowo’s presence at May Day would be a sign of the government’s attention to labour issues and workers’ aspirations.
In the meeting, Andi Gani said, Prabowo also announced plans to inaugurate the Marsinah Museum in Nganjuk, East Java, on 2 May 2026, the day after May Day. Marsinah is known as a labour activist who became a symbol of workers’ struggles in Indonesia. In addition, Prabowo is scheduled to inaugurate KSPSI’s education and training centre in Purwakarta in June 2026.
He stated that the presence of international labour leaders would be an important moment for Indonesia as host of Labour Day. ‘Labour leaders from five major countries will join in celebrating May Day in Jakarta on 1 May. So as hosts, we must prepare to deliver a May Day that will be truly exceptional,’ he said.
At the same time, Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo highlighted various global dynamics that could affect economic conditions, including the labour sector. Sigit emphasised that the government is pushing the development of various industrial sectors, including the downstreaming of natural resources, the automotive industry, and the development of electric batteries. He added that improving the quality of human resources would be key for Indonesia’s workers to compete in a global economy.