Vendors demand free health treatment

Vendors demand free health treatment

JAKARTA: Around 300 street vendors in Ciledug traditional
market staged a rally on Sunday afternoon demanding the
government provide free health care.

The protesters staged the rally in front of Waluya Sejati
Abadi clinic on Jl. H. Mencong, Ciledug, Tangerang, which was
officially opened by Taufik Kiemas, husband of President Megawati
Soekarnoputri and also chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic
Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

The vendors demanded the government provide free medicine and
medical treatment on a regular basis, not just during disasters
such as the recent floods, which hit the capital in late January,
early February.

They were disappointed that they were unable to talk directly
to Taufik, who, after the ceremony, left the clinic under tight
security. -- Antara