Indonesians outraged over contract test for workers in gutter


A screenshot of a viral video shows Public Facility Maintenance Agency officers in a gutter in Jelambar, West Jakarta. - Kompass

JAKARTA (ANN): As if managing waste on a daily basis was not enough, Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU) officers in Jelambar, West Jakarta, have been apparently told to take a dip in a gutter to qualify for a contract extension – according to a viral video that made the rounds on social media over the weekend and triggered criticisms from netizens and city officials alike.

In it, more than 30 PPSU officers — known as the "orange troops" — are seen standing in two human chains, their hands on the shoulders of their colleague in front, in a gutter full of what appears to be brackish water. On the street alongside the gutter are a few uniformed civil servant officers supervising the "exercise".

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