LABORS IN KRETEK CITY, KUDUS, IN LABORS DAY

The left picture: the polices set the traffic jam caused by labors’ campaign in seven square intersection of Kudus; the right picture: it showed the visitors when they will enter to Kretek Museum. (1/5)

KUDUS, the city which is well-known as Kretek city, may show us that most of the labors there work in some cigarette companies. In the labors day, some of them held a campaign to the regent office, and some others preferred to decide to have a recreation with their family to some tourism places.

            Commemorating the labors day (1/5) some labors that are incorporated in Confederation of Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (KSBSI) held a campaign in seven square intersection of Kudus, in front of the regent office. When they arrived there and wanted to give two kerandas, some polices have been standby to block them so that they could not pass by the gate of the regent office. It aimed to represent their thought that the regent has decided the minimum wage of regency (UMK), IDR 990.000, is under the decent living needs (KHL), IDR 1.051.000.

            Triswadi, one of labors that is joining in the campaign, said “UMK in Kudus is lower than UMK in Demak, IDR 995.000, althought the economic level of Kudus is higher than Demak.”

            Responding the statement, The head of labors, Budi Rakhmat, said that the wages councils have discussed the wage determination and conducted the appropriate procedures. He promises that a next year the wage will be adjusted to the decent living needs (KHL).

            Another way in commemorating the labors day, some labors with their family decided to visit some tourism places such as Kretek Museum. “We are so happy because we can gather with our family and have fun in Kretek Museum without spending a lot of money because the price of the ticket is only 3.000,- per person. Here, our children can also happily play.”

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SOBAT BUMI INDONESIA, GREENING INDONESIA TO GIVE A HEALTHY LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE WORLDWIDE

Interviewing a coordinator of Sobat Bumi Semarang

Greening is a primary program of Sobat Bumi Indonesia Organization, one of organizations in Indonsia that preserves Indonesian environment and saves the earth. It is officially established in Bali on February 22th, 2014. It spreads over islands in Indonesia.

          Biyri Hakim is a coordinator of students who get scholarship from Pertamina Foundation for Central Java and Jogjakarta region. He is studying in Law Faculty of Semarang State University. He joins in Sobat Bumi Indonesia because he gets scholarship from Pertamina Foundation when he was in the fifth semester. He said, “I registered the scholarship because I think that besides it pays my tuition until eight semester and gives me some money as my living cost, it also gives me opportunity to join in supporting the greening program”.

          “Fortunately, I can know smart and lucky students from other universities in Indonesia, it can inspire me to always learn what I have not known yet”, his addition. He knows them through some activities that is held by Pertamina Foundation. For example, he had joined in “Pertamina Engagement Programme”, an event that was about leadership and company introduction in Jakarta. He said that it is the first experience for him went to another place by plane. “With Pertamina Foundation, I get a lot of new experience and I can reach what I want”, he said.

        He can support the greening program with Sobat Bumi Indonesia. As a coordinator of Sobat Bumi Semarang, he and his friends of Sobat Bumi Semarang plant thousand trees in some abrasion places that is needed. He said “besides we plant many trees, we also conduct a campaign when the earth day. We give some brochures and stickers that contains about how they should save the environment from some rubbishes and illegal logging”.

          In the end, he suggested for the next generation to always keep and save our earth in which we was born and grown. It aims to give a healthy life for our young generation.

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