Jakarta Police Traffic Management Control tweeted a photo showing two workers riding on a Kawazaki Ninja – worth about Rp. 50 million retail – as they protested against the low minimum wage in Jakarta yesterday.
Considering that the current minimum wage in Jakarta is Rp. 2.3 million, those on that salary would surely find it difficult to afford a Ninja, even if the motorcycle was paid for on an installment plan.
While it wasn’t clear who the Ninja in the picture belonged to, people all over social media are condemning the workers for hypocrisy, as their protests are supposed to be about their daily struggle to make ends meet.
Of course, many people came to the workers’ defense, saying they have the right to buy whatever they want.
We have to side with the workers on this one. Who knows, maybe they saved up a lot of money to be able to buy that Ninja. It’s not like they drove a Lamborghini.
