A Labor Day Full of Anxiety
It never crossed the minds of workers that there would be a time when Labor Day cannot be celebrated because of a global pandemic.
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A tea factory worker is packing tea, on Saturday (12/10/2019) in one of the tea factories in Slawi, Tegal Regency, Central Java. Slawi is claimed to be one of the centers of the largest fragrance tea industry in Indonesia.
It never crossed the minds of workers that there would be a time when Labor Day cannot be celebrated because of a global pandemic.
This annual celebration of workers that has been going on for hundreds of years will be watched with great anxiety at home, staring at television broadcasts reporting the worsening economic condition. In their rented houses, workers are beginning to experience problems with their landlords over late rent, loan payments, and the pressures of saving money.