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Jakarta police beef up security ahead of minimum wage rally

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Jakarta – City police on Friday deployed more than 1,000 officers to one of Indonesia's national landmark in an upscale area of Central Jakarta as laborers gather to rally for an increase to the minimum wage.

Sr. Comr. Mohammad Iqbal, spokesman for the Jakarta Police, told reporters in Jakarta that some 1,500 laborers will flock to the Proklamasi Monument in Menteng, Central Jakarta. "We're sending 1,000 officers to beef up security for the group and surrounding buildings, and to control road traffic," Iqbal said.

Earlier this month Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama indicated he would not comply with a minimum wage increase of 11.5 percent in the capital as recommended by President Joko Widodo's administration and will instead continue to support a 15 percent increase to Rp 3.1 million ($230) a month.

Source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/jakarta-police-beef-security-ahead-minimum-wage-rally/.