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Transjakarta passengers stranded as workers launch strike
Passengers of the Transjakarta busway line found themselves stranded in several areas across the capital on Monday as employees of the bus operator launched a strike to demand a better employment scheme.
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A long line of Transjakarta buses is seen along Harmoni bus shelter in West Jakarta as Transjakarta workers launch a strike on Monday demanding a better employment scheme. (kompas.com/Andri Donnal Putera)
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assengers of Transjakarta buses found themselves stranded in several areas across the capital on Monday as employees of the bus operator launched a strike to demand a better employment scheme.
Passenger Junianti Hutabarat, 25, arrived at the Jakarta State University bus shelter in East Jakarta for a bus heading to Klender, also in East Jakarta, to submit a job application at a private company. However, she said she had to cancel her plans because Transjakarta was not serving passengers that day.
“I was about to board to the bus, but a ticketing attendant told me that the busses were not operating,” she said.
Transjakarta is a common mode of transportation among Jakartans due to its relatively cheap fare and extensive coverage. In a day, the bus regularly serves around 450,000 passengers.
"[Transjakarta] workers launched the strike to demand permanent [employee] status," said Jakarta Police traffic unit head Adj. Sr. Comr. Budiyanto.
