Thousands of workers, students and environmentalists took to the streets across Indonesia to oppose a neoliberal employment bill that would reduce wages, remove entitlements and erode workers’ rights in the middle of the pandemic. 
The government of President Joko Widodo is arguing that this so called Omnibus Bill for Employment Creation aims to rewrite 79 laws to get greater foreign direct investment, support economic growth and create jobs.
But critics say it will only benefit corporations and harm working people and the environment. #TolakOmnibusLaw #JegalOmnibusLaw
Video of Indonesian workers singing the Internationale during a protest against the government's neoliberal employment bill in Jakarta.
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