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80,000 workers to surround palace on May Day
Chairman of the Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) Said Iqbal said 80,000 workers would rally in front of the state palace to observe International Workers Day Ââ May Day â on Wednesday
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hairman of the IndonesianWorkers Union (KSPI) Said Iqbal said 80,000 workers would rally in front ofthe state palace to observe International Workers Day Â' May Day ' on Wednesday.
'These 80,000 workers will be at the front of the state palace until 6 p.m.,' Iqbal said at a press conference at the Jakarta Police Office on Tuesday Kompas.com reported.
He said besides the state palace, workers would also rally in the front of ministry buildings including the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry, Health Ministry, Finance Ministry, State-owned Enterprises Ministry, the Coordinating People Welfare Ministry and the Coordinating Economic Ministry.
According to Iqbal, more than 600, 000 workers around the country planned to attend mass rallies to observe May Day, 150,000 would descend on Jakarta. (dic)
