May Day Commemoration on Earth Blambangan
BANYUWANGI – World Labor Day 1 May (May Day) turns out it's not only synonymous with rallies. Like what happened in Muncar District yesterday (1/5). Hundreds of workers who come from representatives of workers from all factories in the second largest fish-producing area in the country are piled up on the road for community service..
At least 750 workers were involved in cleaning the environment yesterday. With a broom stick, hoe, fixed, and simple equipment, they comb the side of the Muncar highway, starting in front of the Muncar District office to the front of the Muncar PLN Office.
Apart from sweeping the scattered trash, the workers also trim the weeds that grow on the side of the two kilometers long road (km) the. Even, some of them are willing to go down to the ditch to pick up trash. Interesting, police officers, TNI, and all members of the Muncar Muspika, mingling with the workers.
no doubt, The impression that the apparatus and workers always clash can be eliminated. Suryadi, a volunteer worker said, on this year's Labor Day, Workers in Muncar District agreed to carry out activities that benefit the community.
"We agreed to do community service to clean up the environment as well as to carry out reforestation". We want this year's Labor Day commemoration to be useful for the wider community, not only within the workers themselves," he said.
Suryadi added, In the future, the workers in Muncar District will carry out other activities that are no less useful for the community, like donating blood, donation for orphans, and others.
Endang said the same thing, 40, one of the fish cannery workers in Muncar. According to him, Labor Day commemoration would be better filled with activities that benefit the community. Rather than just a demonstration that can jam the road and trouble other residents, Of course, community service is more useful.
Meanwhile, in the center of Banyuwangi, some workers, Street vendors (PKl), and a number of students, hold a march. They carried a number of posters and flags. The workers and street vendors held a long march from the University campus 17 August (Untag) 1945 Banyuwangi to the Banyuwangi DPRD building.
Muncar labor leader, Geger Setiyono, said the government did not care about the fate of the workers. dismissal case 107 workers who are carried out unilaterally by PT. Maya, Muncar, This is proof that the government doesn't pay attention to workers. "To date, the fate of the workers is unclear," he said.
Apart from holding speeches along the way, workers and street vendors also held a free pulpit in the DPRD courtyard. For almost an hour, they take turns giving speeches. After holding an oration on the front page of the DPRD,, workers, street vendors, and a number of students, received by DPRD members in a special room led by the deputy chairman of the DPRD, H. Joni Subagio.
The meeting in the special room, which was originally a casual walk, suddenly heated up when the chairperson of the congregation, Joni Subagio, asked the police to “evict” Taktano Bambang Pradana from the meeting room.
Jember State University Students (Unej) it was asked to leave because it is not a resident of Banyuwangi. Joni's order to the police sparked a reaction from the workers and street vendors. They strongly protested the expulsion. "I don't think it should be released, let it stay in the room but have no right to talk,” saran M. Hidayat, DPRD member, approved by other board members, Suminto. (radar)
