Surabaya, E Java (Antara) - The Labor Union in East Java on Wednesday declared support for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa presidential ticket in the July 9 poll. Chief of the East Java Labor Union Communication Forum Ahmad Fauzi said workers in East Java were also ready to secure the Prabowo-Hatta pair's votes in the polls. "We support Mr. Prabowo because he has clear pro-worker programs," he noted. The Prabowo-Hatta pair was ready to strive for the rights and welfare of workers if they were elected, he remarked. "The living standard of the people, particularly workers, must be improved. The labor union supports the Prabowo-Hatta pair," he stated. The presidential poll will be contested by two pairs: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla. Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the chairman of Gerindra (Great Indonesia Movement) Party, while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN). Jokowi is Jakarta's governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), and his running mate, Jusuf Kalla (JK), is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party. (*) Reporting by Indra Setiawan EDITED BY INE
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