Traders complain about street vendors

Traders complain about street vendors

JAKARTA: Show owners in Glodok, West Jakarta are complaining
about street vendors operating in the area, saying that their
presence has prevented customers from coming there.

"Our income has decreased due to traffic jams caused by their
presence. Besides, many customers have also started buying from
the vendors," shop owner Riyanto said.

Another owner, Aldo, said: "They (vendors) only pay daily fees
while we have to pay costly rent."

Local authorities have urged street vendors to operate in the
area only in the evenings, but vendor Andiyanto said that very
few people come to the area at night, making it difficult for
them to earn.

West Jakarta Mayor Fadjar Panjaitan had said earlier that one
of the solutions to the problem would be to relocate street
vendors to Pasar Perniagaan and Pasar Glodok Jaya, also in West
Jakarta. --JP