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Jakarta braces itself for thousands of new arrivals after Idul Fitri
The Jakarta administration predicted there will be at least 10,000 newcomers come to the capital after Idul Fitri holidays to get new opportunities offered by the capital, Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Friday.
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Travelers at Pasar Senen Station in Central Jakarta on July 1. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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he Jakarta administration has predicted the arrival of at least 10,000 newcomers to the capital after the Idul Fitri holidays. People tend to flock to the capital in search of opportunity, Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said on Friday.
Jakarta has always been considered a lucrative destination for people living outside Jakarta. Approximately 70,000 new people moved to the city after Idul Fitri 2015, Djarot said.
While the Jakarta administration is open to newcomers, there is always a chance that the city will be burdened.
“Most of the newcomers are unskilled laborers, so it’s the informal sector that will benefit. We must record the newcomer’s data properly,” Djarot said at City Hall on Friday.
The administration plans to record data of all new comers to the city in what has been referred to as a ‘population operation’. The data collection is likely to begin 15 days after Idul Fitri. The city plan to use its Jakarta Smart City program to document the data properly, he added.
If it is found that the newcomers do not have jobs to enable them to live sufficiently in Jakarta, the city plan to send them back to their hometowns. (rin)
