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Jakarta Water Privatization Today: Dried Water Tap or Change

With protests, rallies and petitions, the message from the public has been clear: the water service in Jakarta should be re-municipalised, to save the water system from financial ruin and the water service from a profit-oriented private sector.

Video: Water Union Rally in Jakarta - December 2010

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In December 2010, hundreds of water union workers in Jakarta (Indonesia) protested against the privatisation of water services in the city.

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Related report(s): 
Reclaiming Public Water Network
Director/Producer: 
Transnational Institute, Amrta Institute for Water Literacy, Kruha, Public Services International, RPWN

Video: Through the Empty Tap - Water Privatisation in Jakarta

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The experience of water privatisation in Jakarta (Indonesia) shows that private investments are not the answer to fulfill the human right to water.

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Reclaiming Public Water Network
Director/Producer: 
Transnational Institute and Amrta Institute for Water Literacy

Carbon Trading - How it works and why it fails

This accessible, well-researched book provides a devastating critique of both the theory and practice of carbon trading, which lie at the heart of global climate policy.

Land, Rural Social Movements and Democratisation in Indonesia

Although support from urban-based students and activists was important, the rural protest in Indonesia during President Suharto's regime was built on continued protest and organisation around land issues.

Suharto: an obituary

Obituary for Suharto, the former Indonesian dictator whose 30-year rule was based on ruthless repression, cronyism and manipulation of the world's rival superpowers

The death of the former Indonesian president Suharto at the age of 86 reminds us that even the most stubborn of dictatorships come to an end.

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