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Jokowi would drive change: Sofyan Wanandi
Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Sofyan Wanandi said that public support for presidential candidate Joko âJokowiâ Widodo was âpeopleâs powerâ, the true driver of social change in all countries
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ndonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Sofyan Wanandi said that public support for presidential candidate Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo was 'people's power', the true driver of social change in all countries.
'I've felt that we have been longing for this kind of leader,' Sofyan said in a speech at the Proklamasi monument in Jakarta on Sunday.
'Jokowi would drive change,' he added.
Sofyan was speaking following a declaration of support from workers from the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) and the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) for presidential candidate Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, who is backed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Hanura Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the the NasDem Party.
Sofyan said that wage increases would not solve the deeper problems related to worker prosperity in Indonesia.
He said that presidential and vice presidential candidates Jokowi and Jusuf Kalla had shown a commitment to improving social welfare for both employment and health.
'They have also committed to building cheaper housing for workers. I believe that workers could spend 40 percent of [their] income in other sectors, like creating a healthcare plan,' he said. (put)
