Indonesian police arrested a group of high school students near West Sumatra Provincial People's Representative Council (DPRD) office in Padang City on Thursday (October 8).

According to local media, the students were arrested on suspicion of participating in the "omnibus law" demonstration before being taken to Padang City Police Headquarters.

Footage shows the students being led to a police car and driven away.

The Job Creation Bill, which amends 79 existing laws, was passed on Monday but protesters are worried that the "omnibus law" will hurt workers and the environment.

The Indonesian police arrested a number of high school students in the vicinity of the West Sumatra Provincial People's Representative Council (DPRD) office in Padang City. They were arrested because they were suspected of participating in the Omnibus Law demonstration of the Job Creation Law, Thursday (10/8/2020). They were taken to the Padang City Police Headquarters.
Meanwhile, demonstrations staged by hundreds of students were still ongoing, under tight police guard. On Wednesday (7/10/2020), a demonstration was also attended by thousands of students and school students in West Sumatra, in the same location.
The Job Creation Bill was rejected throughout Indonesia. Protests have been ongoing in a number of provinces since the Work Creation Bill was approved by the Indonesian Parliament and the central government on Monday (5/10/2020).

In the midst of demonstrations against the Omnibus Law that took place throughout Indonesia, a number of students in Padang City, West Sumatra, took sympathetic action. They collect garbage scattered around the demonstration site.
Seeing their action, a number of policemen on guard also participated to collect trash. Garbage, which is generally used plastic bottles for drinks, is put in trash bags.
Demonstrations have been going on for two days, starting Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at the West Sumatra Regional Representative Council (DPRD) office. The demonstration was carried out by thousands of students from various campuses in West Sumatra.
The demonstration was also chaotic, because a number of school students threw stones and other hard objects from the police. Apart from the city of Padang, demonstrations are still ongoing in the national capital, Jakarta and other cities.
The demonstration was held after the government and the People's Representative Council (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia passed the Job Creation Bill, which was considered to be detrimental to workers or workers.