Clashes Erupt in Protests against New Indonesian Jobs Law
The "omnibus" jobs creation bill, passed into law on Monday, has seen thousands of people across the world\'s fourth-most populous nation take to the streets in protest against legislation of the bill.
Protesters hurl debris at police during a rally against a controversial bill on job creation in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Thousands of enraged students and workers staged rallies across Indonesia on Thursday in opposition to the new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment.
JAKARTA, Oct 8 -- Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital on Thursday on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed in Southeast Asia\'s largest economy earlier this week.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, shouting and throwing stones. Police fired tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to disperse the crowd, Reuters witnesses said.