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ore than 30,000 workers from the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) marched on the Presidential Palace on Thursday, demanding that the government crack down on outsourcing.

“We will give time to the government to prohibit low-wage policies and employee outsourcing until October, KSPI president Said Iqbal said on Thursday.

Said had a warning for the government if it failed to meet its demands: “We will take to the street again, with more workers to close factories and toll roads in Greater Jakarta.”

“The rally today is just a warm-up. We can bring other unions from many parts of the country to join us,” Said added.

The confederation comprises the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI), the Indonesian Cement Industry Workers Federation (FSPISI) and the Printing, Publishing and Media Workers Union (SP PPMI).

The demonstration worsened traffic on several major thoroughfares as the workers marched on the Palace.

The Jakarta Police said on Thursday that they deployed 8,295 officers to oversee the protests and to protect the Palace, the House of Representatives, the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, and the offices of the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry and the Coordinating Economic Ministry.

Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said that the ministry would crack down on outsourcing. “We will not allow outsourcing to be out of the reach of the existing regulations. We need to work together with the central and local government as well as the union to tackle the problem,” Muhaimin told reporters on Thursday.

Muhaimin said that the government intended to amend the Labor Law, which recognized outsourcing, over the long run.