Indonesians police fire water cannons at protesters rallying against jobs law

JAKARTA  - Indonesian police used water cannons and tear gas on Tuesday to disperse protesters rallying against a new jobs law in two cities on the island of Java, according to a police spokesman and media reports. Earlier, thousands of workers and students had protested peacefully across the archipelago at the start of a three-day national strike against President Joko Widodo’s “omnibus” Job Creation bill, which was passed into law on Monday. A handout photo. Members of Indonesian trade unions protest against the government's proposed labour reforms in a controversial "jobs creation" bill in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, Oct 6, 2020. PHOTO: Antara Foto via ReutersElshinta radio posted a video on its official Twitter account showing police late in the evening using water cannons against hundreds of protesters in the city of Serang in Banten province, about 70 km (43.5 miles) to the west of Jakarta.

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