What's behind the strike?

What's behind the strike?

Minibus drivers in Jakarta greeted the long delayed new
traffic ruling which, among other things, increases ticketing up
to four fold, with a strike this week.

Unlike state-owned bus firms, private minibus companies employ
their drivers based on daily dues. They have no regular wages and
this fact alone mirrors the subordinate position of the drivers
in the working relationship.

The strike is their last move for survival when all avenues
have been treaded, including traffic ruling violations in their
operations.

The strike signals an "overlapping" point. The question is how
could the hitherto unrighteous drivers demand to knock off the
new ruling which is something right and ask for justification for
lower penalties which is wrong as it is against the law?

This is not a really black and white situation as their demand
for justification is based on the need for them to be able to
live with earnings that are just enough to survive.

When the upholding of justice is still a problem, violation
does not seem an aberration and this is the unlikely situation we
are in.

-- Kompas, Jakarta