School vs. apartment

School vs. apartment

From Kompas

That the elementary school No 9/10 at Kuningan, South Jakarta,
has to be moved to make room for construction of an apartment
complex by PT Catur Swasakti Utama (PT CSU) has caused us great
concern. The Company may have followed the correct procedures,
but what is clear is that the weak party is always in a poor
bargaining position when faced with a powerful agent.

What could elementary school children do in this situation?
Certainly they could not possibly take to the streets to protest
the project, even at the cost of their schooling privileges.

In this context I share the opinion of Kompas editorial that
stated at the end of September that: "Capital is vital to support
development. Unfortunately, this major factor cannot take into
account the social costs that are paid as a result of capital
dominance."

I hope the management of the apartment complex will take
concrete actions to ensure that the poor children can continue
learning peacefully and rightfully.

TRI SANTJOKO

Jakarta