Village children study at protest site
Village children study at protest site
JAMBI, Jambi: Dozens of children from the village of Petaling
Jaya in Muaro Jambi regency studied in makeshift tents in the
grounds of a local council building as they joined their parents
at a rally at the councillor's office.
Some 168 oil palm farmers staged a protest, demanding a
solution to land disputes between them and palm oil producer PT
Bahari Gembira Ria.
Teacher M. Zein, who participated in the rally, said that the
students' education had to continue as they were about to sit
final examinations in June.
"Learning and teaching has to go on, even during such an
emergency, because parents do not want to risk leaving their
children at home," Zein said, as quoted by Antara.
JAMBI, Jambi: Dozens of children from the village of Petaling
Jaya in Muaro Jambi regency studied in makeshift tents in the
grounds of a local council building as they joined their parents
at a rally at the councillor's office.
Some 168 oil palm farmers staged a protest, demanding a
solution to land disputes between them and palm oil producer PT
Bahari Gembira Ria.
Teacher M. Zein, who participated in the rally, said that the
students' education had to continue as they were about to sit
final examinations in June.
"Learning and teaching has to go on, even during such an
emergency, because parents do not want to risk leaving their
children at home," Zein said, as quoted by Antara.