Provisional ID card issued

Provisional ID card issued

JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty issued over 28,200
temporary identity cards for seasonal workers as of last month.

Head of the mayoralty's population office Nurzul Noor said that
most of the temporary cards were issued in Tanah Abang and Sawah
Besar districts.

The issuance of so many temporary cards in the two districts,
the city's major business centers, was caused by the fact a large
number of seasonal workers make their living in the areas, he said.

"We can find many rented houses in the two districts
accommodating these seasonal workers," he said, adding that the
number of seasonal workers in Central Jakarta is the highest among
the city's five mayoralties.

Nurzul said that the workers, who come mainly from Central Java
and West Java, usually are employed as laborers in the construction
of high-rise buildings.

"They are mostly farmers who leave their homes and families
here while waiting for the harvest season for their paddy fields,"
he added. (hhr)