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Just be a Minister, not a Fisherman
It has been four months since Ribut Bachtiar, 48, has not headed out to sea. Falling fish prices, low catches, and the Covid-19 pandemic have forced him to stay at home.
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A small crab fishing boat moored at the Karangsong estuary, Indramayu Regency, West Java, Monday (26/10/2020)
It has been four months since Ribut Bachtiar, 48, has not headed out to sea. Falling fish prices, low catches, and the Covid-19 pandemic have forced him to stay at home.
He refers to himself as a jobless “hard” laborer. Many other fishermen along the Pantura (northern Javanese coast) are experiencing the same difficulties during these trying times.