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Published Thursday, November 17, 2005 by JUNK WTO! | E-mail this post

Indonesian Migrant Workers Rally to Junk WTO this December

On Sunday 13th November during Idul Fitri celebrations, as part of build up activities toward the campaign to Junk WTO and the upcoming MC6 meeting in Hong Kong, the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers (ATKI) held mobile cultural presentations around Victoria Park in Hong Kong.

The main objective of the activity was to raise awareness of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong on the destructive impacts of WTO to people worldwide and rally support for the peoples' action week this December. More than 30 members of ATKI including a Rebana cultural group (traditional music instrument of Indonesia) approached various groups of Indonesians who congregate in the area while singing progressive songs.

Accompanying the singing, other members discussed the issues surrounding the WTO and their impacts on Indonesian migrant workers. Aside from answering questions, thousands of copies of the ATKI news digest VOKAL, containing further evidence against the WTO, were also distributed throughout the campaign.

Parallel to the cultural event, Eni Lestari chairperson of ATKI, was invited by Al Istiqhomah International Moslem Society (AIMS) to give a speech to Indonesian migrant workers at Kowloon Park about the upcoming MC6. Her presentation was received well by the interested and interactive gathering of more than 30 members, who by the end, committed their support to join the People's Rally on the 11th and 18th December to Junk WTO.

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