An entertainment worker shouts slogans during a protest in Jakarta on Oct 5.
Edy Sumardi, a police spokesman in Banten on Java island, said on Wednesday that 14 demonstrators had been arrested in the province west of Jakarta during protests on Tuesday that continued into the evening. He said authorities would monitor factories and university campuses in case of further demonstrations.
But amid a social media outcry, critics say the legislation, which revises more than 70 existing laws and regulations, comes at the expense of weakened labour protection and relaxed environmental rules.
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