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City to employ Jakartan beggars
The Jakarta administration plans to employ beggars with Jakarta IDs at its sub-district offices, an official says
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The Jakarta administration plans to employ beggars with Jakarta IDs at its sub-district offices, an official says.
The latest data from the city's social agency shows that it had arrested around 4,000 beggars in Jakarta during raids from January to June. They are currently attending classes in the Bina Insan social center in East Jakarta to develop their skills.
The agency's head, Masrokhan, said that after completing the course, those beggars would be assigned to various employments based on their origins.
'Some of them will be returned to their home villages; some others will be sent to oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan. Meanwhile, those who are Jakarta natives will work at sub-district offices,' Masrokhan said as quoted by kompas.com on Saturday.
It is not clear yet about the number of beggars who will be employed at the Jakarta sub-district offices and what kind of work will be given to them.
Masrokhan said he only hoped that this strategy would help the city's administration reduce the number of beggars in Jakarta. (ika)(+++)
