Tukang Sampah Indonesia

This video is a MUST WATCH for anyone living in Indonesia.





This is a video aired by UK's BBC2. It's called "Toughest Place to be a Bin Man" (trans: Tempat Paling Sulit Sebagai Tukang Sampah). Sorry for my bad translation ...

For some time now, I have started noticing the tukang sampah (bin men) in Jakarta. This city is split into two groups - very rich and very poor. Middle-class consists of just a few of the population. My father is a hard worker and thanks to him, I have always lived a comfortable life with everything I need. Every night in my prayers I always thank God for having blessed me with this life that lacks nothing.

I would like to personally thank BBC for making this video. I think a lot of Chinese-Indo kids, including me, have no idea about the life of the poor in Jakarta. We have seen the carton houses, the skinny tukang sampah, but we knew little about them. In fact, I was even contemplating making my personal investigation on them and making a movie out of it. lol! Anyway, that is why I am so grateful this video is out. I hope we can understand each other a little bit better.

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