Minimum Commitment of The Star Reform Party (PBR) to The Indonesian Poor Union (SRMI)

We cannot let the 2009 General Election pass without any proposal for popular programs of a clean government, free education and health that will in various way press the election; nor letting the people choose their political leader without any political guidance based on their [people's] own fundamental problems. It is the time for the people to raise their consciousness, from previously voting Party A because of its high-profile, handing out money, good in making promises, and others, into voting a political party because it commits itself to realise programs put forward by the people.

Today we, the Indonesia Poor Union (SRMI) challenge the Star Reform Party (PBR) to see whether they have the courage to sign the Minimum Commitment detailed below:

A. To fight for national sovereignty in terms of rigorously push and accelerate the recovery of the nation's assets upon which the livelihood of the majority of people depend, push and accelerate the effort to repudiate foreign debt, and the construction of National Industrialisation.

B. To fight for the eradication of Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism in the life of the nation.

C. To listen and take into account SRMI's aspiration in any policy decision making that affect the poor.

D. To fight for free health service in all Hospitals and Society Health Centres (Puskesmas) across Jakarta in terms that the poor will be guaranteed to always have health card, to be able to freely and easily use ambulance, without being charged for medications, medical supplies, and without experiencing inhuman treatment by Hospitals/Society Health Centres.

E. To fight for free education in State Elementary Schools, Junior High Schools,and High Schools across Jakarta in terms of free registration, tuition (SPP), Education Development (BP3), re-registration, books, uniforms, and final tests (UAN).

F. To protect the poor in the entire Jakarta region from threats of eviction that offer no solution agreed by the poor.

G. To fight for the acceleration of rural economy development in order to reduce poverty in Jakarta.

If it will later show that these minimum commitments are not realised, then we, the poor organised under the Indonesian Poor Union (SRMI), will demand, control and exert direct pressure. Moreover, if some of our minimum comitment are betrayed, we will call to all the poor in Jakarta to not hesitate to withdraw their mandate and take the initiatives into their hands.

Jakarta, 2 August 2008

Acknowledged by

Bursa Zarnubi - PBR General Chairperson

Witnessed and signed by

Marlo Sitompul - SRMI General Chairperson

R. M. Syafi'i - PBR Deputy General Chairperson

Rusman H M - PBR General Secretary

Mr Sukardy - Head of Neighbourhood Association (RT) 7/5 of Pejagalan District

Mr Muchtar - Head of Neighbourhood Association (RT) 9/1 of Duri Utara Tambora District

Labels: Indonesian Politics, Poor