Scuffles break out at job expo

Scuffles break out at job expo

Scuffles broke out, women fainted and a door was smashed on the
first day of a job expo in Bekasi on Monday, when up to 7,000
people vied for 2,000 vacancies.

Long queues outside the Bekasi Youth Sports Stadium meant
scuffles broke out among the estimated 7,000 job seekers lining
up to gain entry to the seminar, ignoring calls from security
guards to keep order.

The situation deteriorated and the crowd destroyed the glass
door of the stadium.

The heat and pushing meant two women fainted in the crowd and
were assisted by a standby medical team, provided by the
organizers.

At least 45 Greater Jakarta companies presented 2,000 job
vacancies during a job expo on Monday and Tuesday. The event runs
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The organizer, Indra Gunawan, said the companies participating
in the expo included car manufacturer Astra Isuzu, Heritage Hotel
Salak in Bogor, Bekasi Metal Inti Megah, Feron Pharmaceuticals,
Cengkareng Golf Club and Kemala Global International.

"Job seekers are required to buy a registration forms for Rp
15,000 (US$1.63) at each of the company booths they are
interested in," Indra said.

he added that by 2 p.m., about 4,000 job applications had been
submitted for 2,000 available vacancies. -- Antara