Workers donate blood for Acehnese

Workers donate blood for Acehnese

TANGERANG: Employees of state-owned companies (BUMN) in
Tangerang, Banten province, donated blood for the Acehnese people
during a two-day event that began on Thursday.

It was held at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by the
Federation of BUMN Workers' Associations (FSP-BUMN) to coincide
with the organization's 4th anniversary. The event was
facilitated by PT Angkasa Pura II and the airport management.

More than 500 BUMN employees donated blood on Thursday, and
more are expected to follow suit on Friday.

During an opening address, PT Angkasa Pura president director
Edi Haryoto said that the event was a manifestation of the
employees concern for the Acehnese people currently suffering the
brunt of a military operation in the province.

He urged blood donors to continue to give assistance and to
pray for the Acehnese in order that the war would end soon. --JP