Students involved in labor project

Students involved in labor project

BOGOR (JP): The head of Bogor village development agency,
Tasbi Hadi, has said that 12 students from the Bogor Institute of
Agriculture had participated in labor intensive projects run by
his office.

Tasbi said that the 12 students had been employed to give
technical instruction on planting seedlings along the Ciliwung,
Cisadane and Cipakancilan river banks.

"Each students is paid Rp 7,500 per day, the same wage given
to the laborers," he said.

Under the project, 5,000 nangka, sempur, nam-nam and
saputangan seedlings will be planted along the river banks to
help prevent landslides, he said.

Tasbi said that so far over 81,000 laborers have been employed
on a program of labor intensive projects launched by the Bogor
administration on Jan. 15 to employ workers who had lost their
jobs during the current economic crisis.

Funds devoted to the scheme have so far reached Rp 600
million, he said.

Projects undertaken have included road improvement, refuse
collection, gutter and river dredging and construction of village
offices, he added. (24/hhr)