We may have this Friday off, but you might want to consider staying indoors. Besides, that day isn’t really for us – it’s more significant for the laborers of Indonesia.
May Day, or International Labor Day falls on May 1. Jakarta will be home to a massive May Day celebration.
According to Jakarta Police Spokesman Budi Widjanarko, approximately 75,000 laborers from various organizations will take to the streets of Jakarta to protest and to party.
The police are deploying 18,307 personnel in joint forces to keep the city save during May Day Celebrations.
“There are a few points that will be secured where the laborers will gather such as Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Monas, and the State Palace,” Budi said today, as quoted by Vivanews.
The laborers are set to gather at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout at 7am on Friday. At 10am, they’ll march to the State Palace for a peaceful protest before eventually marching down to the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, South Jakarta, for a big May Day party.
