In Pictures: Protesters clash with Indonesia police over new labour law

Police arrested hundreds, and also used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the thousands who had gathered across Indonesia to demonstrate for the second day running.

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Oct 08, 2020, 03:18 PM

A university student protests against the Indonesia government's proposed labour reforms in a controversial jobs creation Bill in Makassar, in the country's South Sulawesi province, on Oct 6, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

A demonstrator clashes with a barricade of police officers during a protest against the Indonesian government's proposed labour reforms outside the Regional Parliament building in Bandung, West Java, on Oct 6, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

Demonstrators protest the Indonesian government's labour reforms Bill in Lampung, Sumatra, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

University students protest the Indonesian government's labour reforms Bill at the Jababeka Industrial Estate in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

A plain-clothes police officer (left, wielding a gun) detains a youth during the second day of a three-day-strike by workers against a government bill on job creation, in Bandung, Indonesia, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Plain clothes police push back a damaged Indonesian police bus after clashes with demonstrators in Jakarta on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators clash with police officers during a protest against the Indonesian government's job creation Bill in Semarang, Central Java, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

A person lies on the ground as students react after clashing with riot police during the second day of protests in Bekasi, Indonesia, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Students attempt to overturn a police vehicle during a protest in Jakarta, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Riot police unleash water cannons to disperse student protesters during the second day of a three-day-strike in Bandung on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Demonstrators are detained during a protest in Banding, West Java, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A demonstrator is seen following a protest against the government's labor reforms Bill outside Regional People's Representative Assembly building in Bandung, West Java, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

University students protest the government's labour reforms Bill in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANTARA FOTO

Molotov cocktails are seen burning during a protest in Bandung, West Java, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Youths throw stones at riot police during the second day of a three-day-strike in Lampung, Indonesia, on Oct 7, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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