1. Indonesia HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Project – Phase II
Rapid Assessment of the Structure of the Sex Industry in North Jakarta and
Bordering Areas
Background
Over the past fifteen years, HIV/AIDS has spread throughout Indonesia, which now has
what is categorized as a concentrated epidemic, with prevalence rates of over 5% of
selected populations (principally sex workers and injecting drug users).
Priority groups requiring behavior change interventions (female, male and transgender
sex workers; men buying sex; IDU) are, in many respects, self-contained with their own
economic rationale, structures and social dynamics. Understanding how these groups are
organized is the first step in developing prevention strategies for structural interventions
including those who control various levels of the “entertainment” industry and the
relevant government sectors (for example Health, Tourism) involved.
Sex workers are the weakest members of these industries with low leverage for
negotiating condom use with clients, while their respective “pit bosses” can effectively
institutionalize changes within their particular zones of control. One of the most
pragmatic and feasible ways to intervene in the sex industry and increase program reach,
effectiveness and sustainability is to work with these bosses.
More accurate information on the structure and systems of control of the sex industry in
Jakarta is needed in order to develop comprehensive interventions with broader reach and
impact for female sex workers and the men who buy sex from them.
A rapid assessment of the structure of a range of sex industry venues serving clients in
and adjacent to North Jakarta was conducted in December 2004 by a team consisting of
an anthropologist with extensive knowledge of the nature and structure of Jakarta “thug
turf” and turf politics, and two assistants who have long been involved in managing turf.
The assessment focussed primarily on the North Jakarta area, as the North Jakarta KPA is
in the process of developing a multi-sectoral integrated program in and around the
Tanjung Priok port.
This assessment provides a view of how best to reach the powerful owners and managers
of the sex industry and to integrate them in a concerted effort to prevent the spread of
HIV/AIDS. It describes:
• The types of establishments and how they operate;
• Possible channels for implementing condom use programs within and by the
establishments;
• Contacts in the establishments who are interested in becoming involved in
program development.
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2. Types of sex industry establishments
Sex establishment venues range from food stalls (warung remang) where women wait for
clients who pay Rp. 50-100,000 to have sex in shacks built along train-tracks to high-
class call-girl brothels that charge millions of rupiah for sex. Millions of dollars exchange
hands each night to support this business. A single establishment in Mangga Besar can
make over Rp. 200 million in one night from five hundred sex workers, not to mention
other revenues from beer sales or cover charge fees. The political economy of sex
industry venues is regularly threatened by municipal authorities with a mandate to
destroy unlicensed “entertainment ventures” throughout Jakarta (see Perda No.12/1988).
“Pit bosses” differ from one kind of sex establishment to another. Current information
shows that there are three general categories of these bosses:
Preman, roughly translatable as thugs, are key protectors who control security, protect
sex workers and make sure that customers pay their dues, and are responsible for paying
off government officials, tramtib municipal guards and the security forces operating in
and around their particular “turf” zone.
Mami or Papi are the pimps or stewards of sex workers operating in a particular club,
brothel or area where sex workers operate and receive clients. They also control the
habits, personal economies and needs of the sex workers and possess real control over the
purse strings of the sex workers.
Landlords often transform their homes into small brothels with 10 to 20 small rooms.
They receive money from the sex workers and have the right to accept or deny sex
workers into their homes.
Recruitment for sex workers is sometimes conducted by the proprietors, Mami and
preman themselves. Often, especially in less structured areas, free-lance sex workers
merely pay a fee to the local preman, Mami or establishment owner to work out of their
complex.
Key Groupings and Incentives
Jakarta’s sex industry is largely divided among four different kinds of businesses:
• Well structured clubs, brothels and sex parlors where women are either formally
housed, fed and placed under the control of the establishment or are allowed to
seek clients there (for example karaoke parlours);
• Sex industry locations tacitly acknowledged by government with supervision by
department of health officials;
• Zones where whole neighborhoods have been transformed to accommodate sex-
seeking customers and;
• Off the charts areas where sex workers operate independently with little or no
coordination through pimps or thug networks.
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3. More structured entertainment areas such as Mangga Besar coordinate well with local
authorities, make regular “donations” to law enforcement and organize sex workers to
turn a profit before leaving their establishment or going “freelance”. Less structured sex
industries rely upon a constant stream of mobile sex workers.
In order to develop a sustainable condom use program, it is important to understand the
power and economic dynamics of each locale (komplek). For instance, in order to develop
programs in high-class and well structured clubs, coordination with the club-owners and
“big bosses” of Mangga Besar is crucial. In short, to win over the boss is to win universal
condom usage in his or her clubs.. The political economy of these clubs is not distributive
or horizontal, with money flowing out to members of a network or organization, but
centralized, vertical and accumulative: Money flows upward in such ventures, with the
goal being for the owners and managers to amass money. In such an economy, the health
of the sex workers should be the responsibility of the club owner. Condom use is the
simplest and cheapest way to avoid excessive health-related expenses on the part of the
sex workers or the owner.
Other, less structured businesses are somewhat more complicated. While condom usage
and condom awareness may often be higher among the Mami and overseers of sex
workers who work in these clubs and, arguably, among their middle-class clientele, the
less structured the political economy the harder it is to guarantee condom usage as there
is no overarching locus of control.
Women who work in the “warung and shack” establishments rarely use condoms and
their high mobility (due to raids and a proclivity to work in sex work “hot spots” where
better locations guarantee better financial returns) often puts them under the radar of
health department officials and hard to reach through NGO outreach programs, Depsos or
other programs.
Security
In general, security in all but the “off the charts” category mentioned above is run
according to a similar set of economic incentives. If a customer does not pay, he deals
with the local thug or security officer in charge of enforcing due payment. Security
officers receive money for direct supervision of the site and its customers. Other security
payments are made to local police, military and Municipal (tramtib) officers. Petty bribes
are made so that government employees will turn a blind eye to establishments in
violation of municipal and national legal codes.
Coordination of sex worker security, health concerns and payments to government
officials is usually delegated to a local thug, pimp or a “Koordinator”. The coordinator is
often a man (although there are some women) who possesses a combination of street
credentials and monetary power. If such a coordinator operates in an area, it is crucial
that the condom distribution campaign is conducted through this person and his or her
minions. Coordinators are accustomed to collecting monies in situations where
“cheating” and treachery are commonplace. If a simple civilian were to be in charge of
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4. such a program, it would most likely fail and even serve to undermine the balance of
power on the ground.
Operational Systems on the Ground
A. High Class Establishments: The Mangga Besar or Kota establishments are by far the
best structured and most highly coordinated combination of sex industries and gambling
parlors. Apow and Rudi Rajamas are among the most important leaders of these
establishments, each making major contributions to national political leaders, local
officials and territorial security institutions in Jakarta. Rudi Rajamas controls the most
lucrative sex industry venues while Apow focuses largely on gambling.
Both of these men are subordinate to Tomy Winata, a man with tremendous authority in
Jakarta’s entertainment establishments and districts. Winata has been known to arrange
for the development of casinos and regularly provides them with start up capital or high
interest loans when their stores are gutted by heavy losses. In addition to regular financial
support for establishment owners, Winata also supports the local military and police.
When conflicts emerge, Winata often serves as a referee to settle difficulties between
security and civilian actors. Because of his tremendous financial and political authority in
Jakarta’s entertainment districts, it is highly advisable that efforts be made to include
Winata (“TW”) in all efforts made to adopt a universal condom use program. Winata’s
influence would be best applied to well-structured clubs owned by high profile owners
(i.e. Rudi Rajamas).
Suggestions for intervention by TW and Artha Graha Group
The most important entertainment owners in Jakarta are in constant competition with one
another. Approaching them one by one will not be as useful as calling them all to meet,
and the only person who can currently make such a meeting happen is Tomy Winata. If
Tomy calls, Rudi Rajamas, Apow, Aguan and many other powerful millionaires in
Jakarta’s entertainment industry will come. At the meeting, Tomy Winata and his
political advisor, Irwan Setiawan, would be able to present the importance of creating a
universal condom use program. Because condoms are available at a low price through
DKT, sale of the condoms will be a lucrative side business for the managers of their
respective clubs.
Once the club owners agree to such a program, each club owner should be required at
that meeting to identify a manager for condom distribution programs in each of their
clubs. A list of jointly held conditions should be drawn up as well for each of the club
owners to sign. For instance: 1) Sex workers are required to report clients who will not
use condoms 2) Clients who refuse to use condoms will be denied service, which will be
enforced by locale security; 3) Sex workers who have a universal condom use record
should be rewarded. Further discussion with technical advisers from IHPCP and ASA
and KPA and KPAD staff on the actual guidelines and procedures will be needed.
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5. Initial contact has been made with Tomy Winata and, according to his political advisor;
further meetings with Tomy can be arranged.
B. Mid-level or Semi-structured Establishments
Mid-level or semi-structured establishments in areas such as Kalijodo, Rawa Malang,
Kamal and Boker are coordinated through a semi-formal structure of preman, Mami and
warungs or cheap discos. The political economy of these establishments differs radically
from the Mangga Besar clubs or more vertically organized brothels with their profit-
oriented owners. While Mangga Besar brothels are well structured and consist of a stable
sex worker population, semi-structured establishments are more distributive and rarely
accumulate or centralize funds in a common account. These establishments have no
central owner but rely instead on a coordinator who usually has developed good relations
with local security institutions. Coordinators work with local Mami, preman and
Wisma/shack/”room” owners to organize a payment structure for security, pay-offs to
officials and even for cleaning services and electricity for establishments without legal
access to utilities. They are accustomed to managing distribution of beer, cigarettes and
other goods. Condom distribution would follow a similar pattern to the distribution of
other goods available at the wismas and warungs.
Possible Approaches to Involving Coordinators of Semi-structured Establishments
During the outset of this assessment, the team worked to understand what the best
mechanisms for condom distribution and programming might be. The assessment team
agreed on or had evidence to support the following assumptions:
1) Sex workers are the weakest link in the sex industry business. As important as it is
to equip them with the knowledge to protect themselves, the bigger fish (business
owners) and medium-seized fish (pimps and thugs) are more effective agents in
the actual distribution of condoms and the enforcement of their use.
2) There must be incentives for all of the above parties to participate in a condom
distribution campaign. To the pimps and thugs, condoms must be seen as having
value and being able to turn profit. For the business owners, 100 percent condom
use status should provide special benefits. For instance, universal condom use
should protect certain areas from undue raids or excessive bribes.
In many cases, the coordinator is ideally suited to impose mandatory condom
distribution. If coordinators and sex workers are given incentives to profit financially
from condom sales, they will persuade or require that clients buy and use condoms. Each
coordinator will be able to bring in considerable funds while they make their daily rounds
to each of the warungs and wismas under his or her control. If possible, rewards should
be given to coordinators who have achieved universal condom usage in their areas. One
of the most practical rewards would be to provide these areas with reprieve from Tramtib
raids. If these areas are raided regularly, sex workers who have become accustomed to
using condoms (and persuading clients to do the same) will merely be replaced by
another set of untrained sex workers recruited from villages or sex workers displaced by
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6. raids elsewhere. In the end, raids only increase the number of sex workers in the city and
create a mobile population of sex workers unable to protect themselves or their
colleagues from intimidation and assault.
During this assessment, we were able to identify several coordinators willing and, in
many cases, eager to become the key contact for universal condom usage in their zones of
control. If possible, each of these coordinators should be visited by DKT staff to discuss a
sustainable business strategy for the implementation of a condom use program. Theory
should be avoided at this stage. It is best to approach these coordinators with a schedule
for condom drop offs, pick up and a spread sheet to assist the coordinators in keeping
track of the number of condoms sold in his or her area. This will help coordinators get a
sense of how much profit they can make from condoms sold and also give us all an idea
of how successfully the program is working from week to week.
There are hundreds of brothels, large and small, that we were not able to visit or
document during this short assessment period. In order to enhance the coverage of the
condom marketing program, it would help to integrate social organizations with a history
of involvement in the sex industry. One of the youth groups famous for its long-term
involvement in Jakarta’s sex industries is Pemuda Pancasila. Pemuda Pancasila (PP) was
once the foot soldier of Suharto’s Golkar party prior to PP’s formal departure from
politics in 1999. After five years of reorganization and internal change, Pemuda Pancasila
has presented itself as an Ormas (organisasi masyarakat, social organization) with
province-based social programs, business ventures and membership dues.
The assessment team leader contacted Pemuda Pancasila’s national leaders and Jakarta-
based coordinators to discuss their potential participation in a universal condom usage
program. Yapto, the national head of Pemuda Pancasila, vigorously supported the
program and allowed the team to use his name when meeting with several of his key
leaders for the Jakarta area. Yorrys Raweyai, Yapto’s immediate subordinate, DPR
member and also deputy head of Golkar’s youth wing (AMPG) also told the team leader
that he is prepared to help the program in any way possible.
Pak Lasman, Pemuda Pancasila’s coordinator in North Jakarta, also supported the
program and looks forward to being contacted in the future. His knowledge of the port
area, North Jakarta’s sex industry and the recent history of the region would prove
invaluable to condom programs conducted in North Jakarta. Other Pemuda Pancasila
coordinators such as Boyka of East Jakarta and Persada of South Jakarta are happy to
support an HIV/AIDS awareness program and condom distribution effort in each of their
regions. These men have all worked in the sex industries of their respective areas for at
least ten years in one capacity or another. They have organized political campaigns and
distribution networks for entertainment zones. Their knowledge of the minutiae of
Jakarta’s turf territories (“who can be trusted” in them) and sex worker-related ventures
would provide extra weight to any program that relies on the cooperation of coordinators
in Jakarta’s small, mid-sized or even large brothels. In fact, if a large scale social
marketing program was to be held for Jakarta’s various coordinators, the involvement of
these men would result in a much more productive turnout.
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7. C. Non-structured “Wild” (liar) Zones
“Wild” is never as wild as it seems. Even at the most uncontrolled “train track” sex zones
of Jati Negara, a few organizational principles do apply among sex workers, their
coordinators, and local officials. For instance, men such as Pak Rudi and Pak Syaiful in
Jati Negara are capable of mobilizing 6,000 sex workers to demonstrate against police-
backed militant groups such as Front Pembela Islam (FPI). The development of a
sustainable condom use program is another matter. The true challenge in these areas is
that condom use programs would potentially make sex workers’ identities known to the
local authorities. Regular raids on these “wild” zones have turned sex practices into rather
clandestine operations. Nevertheless, thousands of women eke out a living in these areas
and, raids or no raids, they continue to return. Based on the information listed below,
initial efforts should be made to recruit coordinators and to develop social marketing
strategies for a sustainable condom distribution program in these areas. At the very least,
local coordinators should invite local wisma and shack-owners to be recruited to include
a condom charge in the per-session cost of a room or shack at their establishments.
This short-term assessment produced several key findings. They may seem obvious but
are crucial to any effort to establish a sustainable condom use program in Jakarta’s
thriving sex industry:
• Raids do not work. Organizations working in HIV prevention know this. Raids
dislocate sex workers to rehabilitation centers run by the Social Welfare
Department. Mamis, pimps or new recruiters bail sex workers out of rehabilitation
centers, after which they are forced to either work in new, increasingly
unregulated locations or return to their old employers with new debts.
• The more stable and structured the sex worker population, the better. Not all sex
workers gain access to what they call the “fickle” (“pretty girl only”) world of
middle-class brothels in Mangga Besar. “Fickle” means that these establishments
usually recruit their sex workers directly from the village and rarely hire or sub-
contract sex workers from sex industries in Jakarta (see Methods of Recruitment
section, pg. 12). For those who are recruited to join such establishments, however,
there are real opportunities to protect oneself from harm. Greater condom
awareness and regular access to condoms in these establishments may make
condom programs easier to implement and enforce in these areas.
• Semi-structured Mami-Papi Warung-based establishments are capable of
implementing condom programs. Coordinators in these areas are accustomed to
distributing goods, collecting money and paying bribes. They possess a
distributive economic rationale which is composed of a mixture of fairness and
muscle.
• Railroad track zones are not out of the realm of possibilities either but special
attention must be paid to the Wisma and Shack owners in the area. They rent
rooms but also make regular payments to officials through local coordinators.
Rather than deal directly with the highly mobile sex workers, it is better to work
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8. directly with the “stable” members of the sex economy of the region:
Coordinators, Wisma and shack owners.
Recommendations:
Universal condom usage in Jakarta is contingent upon the participation of Jakarta’s high-
profile entertainment industry owners, security actors and brothel coordinators. Once
these groups are involved and want to participate in creating a safe health environment
for their industry to prosper, mandatory condom usage will be less of an issue. From top
to bottom, sex worker to bar owner, all of the actors in Jakarta’s sex industry want to
make money. Intellectual approaches to improving the health environment in Jakarta’s
brothels will fall on deaf ears.
• Instead, simple and clear opportunities for on-the-ground pimps, mamies and
security actors to make money off of condom sales will be well received. If the
condom-sales program is supported by vertical pressure to make condom-use
mandatory, security actors in the sex industry will not only be compelled to make
money from condom sales but they will also seek the recognition of their
structural superiors.
• Health, as an issue, does not sell among Jakarta’s sex workers. The key to
successful condom distribution and usage rests in the political economy of the
brothel in question. The final, almost secondary benefit to such a program is that
the health of clientele and the sex workers will be protected. In Jakarta’s sex
industry, money and pleasure come first while health takes a distant third. If all
political and economic actors of the brothel in question gain something from
distribution of condoms, the program will succeed. The good health of the sex
workers is, unfortunately, not the first order of business. HIV-AIDS related media
should take the form of t-shirts which are only given to the “officials” related to
this program.
• Other HIV-AIDS media should be allotted as “rewards” to sex workers, security
and coordinators with the most successful condom-sales programs. This is a
business where self-preservation is secondary to market value and quick-cash
flow. Multi-level marketing strategies produce rewards for participants in their
get-rich-quick programs. Similar approaches should be taken to the condom-sales
program.
Descriptions of Jakarta’s Sex Trade Sites: Organization, Suggestions and
Descriptions of Problems and Possible Solutions (contacts listed at end of report)
1) Jati Negara:
Jakarta Timur
Matraman: “Gunung Antan”
Approximate number of sex workers: 1500- 3000
Tariff: Rp. 50-100,000
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9. These sex workers emerge at night to replace temporary market stalls erected during the
day. Starting at approximately 9 p.m., women line the train tracks of Jati Negara
beginning at Gunung Antan, stretching to Pasar Enjo and Cipinang.
The sex workers in this area are surprisingly uncoordinated. In many areas there are no
“Mami” or pimps. The cost of the sex workers is therefore lower and their take home pay
is higher. Although they are subject to much greater risk without the presence of preman
or pimps, many women choose to operate at the Jati Negara train tracks because they
have been cleared out of more organized establishments by Tramtib or the police.
In general the women around Jati Negara make anywhere from Rp. 50-100,000 per
session depending on where they are located. For those sex workers based in front of the
Jati Negara train station, they can make Rp. 100,000 per customer. The location is more
strategic and their clients often have access to cars.
According to one of the coordinators responsible for over 1,000 sex workers in Jati
Negara, “As far as I know the women here don’t use condoms. When they get sick they
take medicine. When they feel better they stop taking the medicine. The women rarely
have access to condoms although clients do bring them on occasion.”
Pak Rudi is a “social and political organizer” responsible for addressing land cases and
political campaigns in the Jati Negara area. He is capable of organizing activities,
gathering local officials, pimps and thugs. He is not a thug himself and speaks more like
an activist. Rudi told the author that, if supported, he would provide the location for an
HIV/AIDS and STD clinic in the Jatinegara area. He said, from such a clinic they could
push for condom use among the sex workers. Rudi himself is located very close to the
Jatinegara station where the sex workers are least organized. As a contact, he is best
suited for bringing the various “partners” and officials involved in the sex industry
together. He is not in daily contact with the sex workers, however.
Pak Syaiful, unlike Pak Rudi, possesses the best operational relationship with the Mami,
Preman and officials operating in his area. He was, in 2001, responsible for mobilizing
6,000 sex workers in a demonstration against Islamic Defender’s Front (Front Pembela
Islam: based in Tanah Abang), a militant Islamic organization responsible for waging
attacks against brothels throughout Jakarta.
Syaiful Bakri told the team, “Most of Jati Negara’s sex workers operate in my area. From
Telkom to Taman Viado there are over 3,000 sex workers. The women are based in
specific area and can be accessed through their Mami or pimp. Former sex workers
involved in HIV/AIDS counseling visited them to help raise AIDS awareness. The
program did not run for very long. Most of the women in this area do not use condoms
but they can be organized. Most of the women sex workers can be coordinated through
men such as Rudi and me. Even though we don’t coordinate them directly, they often
come to us if there is a problem. They acknowledge our authority and will come if we
call them.”
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10. 2) Boker: East Jakarta
Warungs: 70
Per hour rooms: 60-80
Near the Kopassus Barracks
RW01
Approximate number of sex workers: over 1,000
Tariff: About Rp. 80,000
RT 4 and 8 are the primary areas of operation for sex workers in Boker. The Boker
complex was once a formal “lokalisasi” (as of 1997). Since the localization was broken
down in 2003, a new system of prostitution developed in the ruins behind the former
localization. The former location is now being transformed into a sports arena.
Currently over 1,000 sex workers operate in the Boker area. Clients approach the sex
workers by visiting a warung. After the client orders a drink, the warung owner will ask
if the client wants a woman. The warung owner doubles as a Mami and has several
women under her care. She will call them to see the client and, if the client is interested,
they will move on to several semi-permanent homes owned by landlords. These landlords
control the rooms which are rented per hour. Five to 10 rooms are available for rental in
each of the homes. In Boker there are 8 such homes. Seventy warung provide access to
the sex workers operating in the area.
Sex workers are paid approximately Rp. 80,000. Ten thousand is paid to the landlord of
the ‘per hour’ rooms leaving Rp. 60,000 for the sex worker. One Mami said that each sex
worker services 4-5 clients per day.
Security: Security is largely coordinated by local preman. Johnny, a Makassarese
preman is a freelance figure without any direct connection to national organizations or
the military. He is willing to serve as the primary contact person for the distribution and
sale of condoms. Johnny is also accustomed to dealing with local officials, police and
military. Every day he pays Rp. 10,000 to at least five different officials who visit, pick
up a drink, and ask for their handout. The handouts are paid largely for the local
gambling ventures in Boker, all of which are controlled by local military officials. Ibu
Yati, a former Mami and daughter of the local RT, is also available to coordinate the sex
workers, warung owners and landlords to discuss future HIV/AIDS campaigns.
Suggestions: Ibu Yati and Johnny both suggested that the landowners be made key
targets of the condom distribution program. There are only 8 houses with 4-10 rooms
each. Meanwhile there are 70 warung. HIV-AIDS related media should be distributed to
the landlords so that each of their rooms will be adorned with HIV/AIDS posters and
stickers. It would be easier for each of the landlords to place a condom on top of the
towel given to the clients before they enter the room. Each room should also have
condom-related media on the walls so that the client doesn’t feel shocked when he is
asked to use the condom.
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11. All of the above sources said that efforts should also be made to socialize or disseminate
the importance of condom use to maintaining a good business. Staying healthy makes
good economic sense. Pak Rudi of Jatinegara stated, “These women are all very
concerned about their health. They know that staying healthy means that they will
continue to be able to make money. Some, however, will see condoms as a threat to their
clientele who refuse to use them. Many girls will leave their Mamis to go places where
they will have greater control over whether they should use condoms or not. Some girls
think that they know who they should use condoms with. We know that this isn’t true. A
healthy looking man may be HIV positive.” The sex workers need to know more about
the absence of any external signs or symptoms of someone with HIV.
Establishments in Mangga Besar:
3) Paripurna: A disco and brothel locale in Mangga Besar
Jalan Gajah Mada Plaza; Harmoni
Approximate number of sex workers: 2,000
Tariff: Rp. 120-150,000
Security: Pemuda Pancasila, a prominent political youth group, plus an odd assemblage
of ethnic gangs used to provide security for the disco. Now, it is mostly military and
ethnic groups.
The client selects the girls from a line-up or an “aquarium” setting. The client pays Rp.
120,000 for the sex workers in the aquarium while there are “girls-in-room” whom one
chooses by walking past their rooms. They charge Rp. 150,000. There are up to 2,000
women at the Paripurna. They are open from 10 a.m. to 12 evening. On the bottom floor
there is a billiard hall. They have a wisata/hiburan license from the department of
tourism, and are rarely raided.
There are three calo or middlemen at the Paripurna: There are Mami or pimps who
approach clients with particular “requests”. The payments are made either directly to the
Mami or to the sex workers. Rp. 40,000 would go to the woman; Rp. 30,000 would be
used to pay for the room while Rp. 40,000 would go to the pimp. Another Rp. 10,000
would be paid to security or preman. The sex workers see 3 to 4 clients each day. No
condoms are available in the rooms or in the canteen or cafeteria at the establishment.
Men are responsible for bringing their own condoms.
There are also second class rooms at Paripurna. Sex workers prefer these rooms because
they are given greater freedom to negotiate with their clients.
4) Stadium: Club, Disco and Brothel
Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Next to Hotel Emerald
Mangga Besar
Approximate number of sex workers: 200 - 300
Tariff: Rp. 200-300,000
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12. The sex workers are put on display for the clients to choose. If a client is interested, he
pays directly at the cashier and enters a room provided by the Stadium disco. Condoms
are provided by staff stationed outside of the rooms.
There are approximately 50 rooms at the Stadium on floors 3 and 4. If a client meets a
sex worker he likes on the disco floor, he pays for the room only and negotiates a price
with the sex worker. The disco sex workers are not freelance but are coordinated by
Mamis located around the dance floor. There are 2 to 3 hundred women at the stadium.
Operational hours begin at 5 pm and end in the morning.
Prices range from Rp. 200-300,000 (as of 2003). As of 2003, every entertainment
establishment with sex workers was charged an additional Rp. 2,000 as a donation to the
Red Cross.
Security: Security is provided by Ambonese preman and Army. Banteng Muda
Indonesia (BMI), a group loyal to Megawati Sukarnoputri, was also known to have a
stake at Stadium. The preman coordinator was Ambonese while the military leader is
unknown.
Owner: Rudi Rajamas. Rudi Rajamas controls a large number of discos and gambling
parlors. He is still smaller than Tomy Winata in terms of his capital flow and he will, if
instructed, take orders from Tomy.
5) Medika:
Owner: Also Rudi Rajamas, near Citra land, Jl. Daan Mogot
Establishment: Disco and one-hour room brothel
Approximate number of sex workers: 200, but rotation with other establishments.
Tariff: Rp. 150,000 per short session.
Photograph albums of the women are shown to the clientele to make their choice. There
is also a receptionist and a cashier to process the request.
There are women in the rooms, chosen from albums and also on the dance floor. The sex
worker who gets the most clients in a single night gets a bonus, so they work hard to pick
up clients and head back out to the dance floor.
Interestingly, because Rudi Rajamas is the owner of the Medika and the Stadium, the
women are regularly rotated between Stadium and Medika giving the impression that
there are always new sex workers in each location.
Medika Coordinator: Hendra. Hendra reports the sex workers who have the highest
turnover and delivers bonuses to the sex workers. Hendra also recruits new sex workers
in the villages of West Java and Cirebon.
Methods of Recruitment: Girls are brought in from the villages. Usually local preman
keep an eye open for especially beautiful girls with ages ranging between 15 and 17 years
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13. old. Either the preman or the local RT will be given money, around Rp. 150,000, for their
local recruitment efforts.
Once the girls arrive in Jakarta, they are placed in an asrama or dormitory of sorts. They
are taken to the salon where they are dressed up, given modern style make-up and made
to feel that they are celebrities. After they are given hand phones and other expensive
articles, they are told that the cost of these items will be deducted from their income. The
cost is considerable and their income is low for the first year or so. This form of indenture
is one of the ways to keep the just-out-of-the-village girls from running home.
There are around 200 sex workers here but they are rotated with the Medika girls and
possibly other establishments making it difficult to pin down an exact number.
Rudi Rajamas, the owner, lost one of his children to a drug overdose. To this day he
forbids the use of drugs in his establishments in memory of his child. The head of
Tramtib, Dinas Pariwisata etc. are all close friends of his and regularly receive “gifts”
from him.
According to Yelpi, who worked for him from time to time, Rudi is a reasonable man and
easy to meet and talk with.
6) Apartment Hayam Wuruk:
The sex workers who live at Apartment Hayam Wuruk work at Disco 1001 (behind
Hayam Wuruk Plaza)
Approximate number of sex workers: 1,000. Five women live in one apartment.
Tariff: Rp. 1.5-3 million
System of operation: They use a telephone booking system. Clients call Rizal, the pimp,
who then puts them in touch with the woman of their choosing. These are “high class”
sex workers and their clients are willing to pay Rp. 1.5 million just for their company and
another 3 million to have sex. The women are largely from abroad: China, Croatia, and
Ukraine. Payment is made through wire transfers to Rizal’s bank account.
Condom Use: The network is very secretive and it is not known whether the sex workers
use condoms or not. They are booked out by their clients. Because they are not paid
directly by the clients, it is unclear what the payment arrangements are to the women, and
whether some of them may be trafficked women.
7) Millenium, Disco: Owner: Rudi Rajamas
Approximate number of sex workers: 200-300.
Tariff:
The Millenium functions as a disco. There are also Mamis who control the women
operating on the floor but it is not as coordinated as in other discos. Clients negotiate
directly with the women, who give their Mami a fixed share of the take per client.
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14. Emerald hotel is often frequented by the clients who book the sex workers out of the
Millennium.
Recruitment for the sex workers is similar to other establishments. The sex workers are
not free-lance. They are recruited, groomed, coordinated but then let loose within the
confines of the disco. There are a few gaps in the data regarding Millenium and it should
be followed up on later.
8) Sidney 2000:
Location:
Owner: Unsure
Approximate number of sex workers: 200 sex workers operating in Sidney 2000 or Hai
Lai.
Tariff: Unsure
9) Puja Sera
Location: Jl. Mangga Besar Raya
Approximate number of sex workers : 50-100
Tariff:
Puja Sera uses a Mami system and is organized (not free-lance). Payment is coordinated
through Mami as well. Prices are negotiated by sex workers with their clients and not
fixed.
10) Lokasari:
Location: Jl. Mangga Besar, Kel. Tangki, Jakarta Barat
Approximate number of sex workers: 200
Tariff: negotiated between client and sex worker
Security: Pemuda Pancasila and the Army.
Lokasari is a “massage” area which really operates as a brothel. Disco Atlanta plus at
least 10 other establishments within Lokasari house as many as 200 women (many
underage).
According to Yelpi and Amen, this area has a high rate of HIV/AIDS (based on non-
clinical information acquired from preman operating in the area). Because prostitution is
disguised as massage, the absence of transparency makes it more difficult to provide
condoms in open locations. Outside of the Lokasari area, however, there are hundreds of
stalls providing condoms, Viagra, jamu for potency and antibiotics. Given the prevalence
of these condoms there must be high turn over and some interest in condom purchases,
although according to Pemuda Pancasila sources condom use is rare.
11) Blora establishments: (near the flyover, 8 pm until morning. Dangdut karaoke
bars)
Approximate number of sex workers: 60
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15. Tariff: 100,000 – 200,000
Condom Use: Minimal. When we visited the area, many of the women asked us for
condoms and hoped that we would distribute condoms to them on a regular basis. We
distributed posters, a few sample condoms and stickers to the women there.
12) Pecenongan:
Location: Somewhat hard to find. On the corner near Rumah Makan Pecenongan
Nomor 101.
Approximate number of sex workers: 20
Tariff: 150,000 – 300,000
Apparently, this brothel used to have as many as 400 women. Now, they cater only to
high class clientele in hotels around Jakarta. They receive orders, send out the sex
workers and tend to the women inside. The women do not service men in their quarters
but live there. They are allowed out on Sunday and are advised to wear polite clothing so
that the local community doesn’t feel disturbed by their presence. The sex workers are
given condom education because the business owner feels that it is necessary to preserve
the condition of the sex workers. Sex workers are told that if a client refuses to wear a
condom then they should leave the client and they will not be penalized. If sex workers
lose members of their family, the owner makes a large donation and allows sex workers
to borrow against future labor. The sex workers are usually happy in this location and, to
be honest, they looked healthier and happier than any of the other locations we visited.
Pak Cecep has been working at that one establishment for 20 years and is determined to
maintain a healthy environment for the sex workers. “We lose if we don’t” he replied
simply. Pak Suryo, the “boss” according to Pak Cecep, is the source of this philosophy
and runs several high-class establishments around Jakarta. He has been in the business for
30 years. In fact, it might be useful to speak to him about the best ways to create condom-
friendly businesses. It is easy to speak about these problems from the perspective of
health, but they appear to have discovered a way to make a brothel feel like a half-way
house.
13) Cilengsi
Cilengsi is located on the border between Jakarta and West Java province. It consists
largely of village recruits and sex workers who have taken shelter there after being
cleared out of large brothel zones or localizations in Boker and North Jakarta. The two
largest zones of operation are “Anggrek” and “Coklat”.
13 A) Anggrek: Anggrek is very close to Coklat. It is located off the right side of the
main road running through Cilengsi. Most people know where it is in the Cilengsi area.
Coordinators: Haji Enjang, Mukharon, Amit, Bu Lik, Ujang
Head Coordinator: Pak Agus Raya from Polsek
Approximate number of sex workers: 500
Tariff: About Rp. 100,000 per woman; all night Rp. 200,000.
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16. Local Information: The sex workers in Anggrek are mostly runaways from clearances in
Mangga Besar and Boker. Tramtib raids on these areas usually resulted in a “Kedoya”
rehabilitation center visit and then a relocation to abysmal places such as Anggrek. Most
of the sex workers say they are from Indramayu, though many are in fact from Sukabumi
or Banten.
Security Payments: Around Rp. 20,000 per day to Polres, Korem, Tramtib and other
authorities. They made a donation of Rp. 15 million not so long ago to the district level
government.
Details of the Complex: Open for 24 hours except for 8-9 in the morning when the sex
workers prepare for work (make-up etc).
There are 40 or so warung which serve as the primary location for sex workers and
clients to meet. Mamis manage the warung and there are approximately 4-10 sex workers
per warung.
The Coordinators make rounds throughout the complex in shifts. They use a red pick up.
On “malam jumat” or Thursday night the complex remains open but there are no
performances, no loud music and no dangdut performances. Malam Jumat is a sacred day
in this area and the local religious leaders struck a deal with the coordinators. So, if you
want to meet with the coordinators, it is best to meet them at around 11 am or in the
afternoon. Avoid Thursday night because no coordinators are on duty then.
13 B) Coklat or Pangkalan 10: Also Cilengsi and is located only about 50 meters from
Anggrek down the main road in Cilengsi.
Warung: Over 100
Approximate number of sex workers: Over 1,000
Tariff: 70,000 – 100,000
Local Knowledge: When the team first visited this area the coordinator wasn’t around.
Nobody would speak to team members, who saw over 1,000 sex workers, many of them
very young. At each place visited, sex workers would speak of nothing except potential
“deals” (they wanted to have sex-for-money, not talk). Finally, the team told several of
the Mami that they needed to meet the coordinator and eventually were told the location
of his house. The atmosphere was incredible. Asking questions in Coklat was like
speaking of communism during the New Order. Nobody would speak, and, as soon as
they knew that the team was conducting an assessment for HIV/AIDS prevention, the
team members were treated like they did not exist.
When the team finally met with Pak Dany (about midnight), it became clear why the
Mami and sex workers were so evasive. Apparently, people from Dinas Kesehatan had
taken blood from the women operating in Coklat and they reported at least 5 percent were
HIV positive. Dany felt responsible for his community. Coklat is surrounded by industrial
areas but many of the communities are long established Sundanese kampung. Dany is
from the area and most of their clients are locals as well. He feared that many of the local
residents would be infected and greeted our interest with unexpected enthusiasm. Dany
said,
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17. “I will gather together all of the Mami, all of the local police, military officials and youth
leaders. We will distribute cassettes, posters, stickers and I will take personal
responsibility for everything. The sooner we get the media the better. Then we can set up
condom sales and hopefully make condom use universal in this area. I am from this area
and I can’t imagine what will happen if we don’t do something soon. We must include
local officials, though, because without their help condom use will be harder to enforce.
We are in Indonesia, if officials and local authorities all want you to do something you do
it.”
The sooner HIV/AIDS media, a condom sale program and social marketing strategies are
set up in the Anggrek/Coklat areas the better. Both of these areas absorb sex workers
from areas that have been cleared out by Tramtib over the past several years.
14) Kalijodo: (RW05): Northwest Jakarta
Jl. Jembatan Tiga
Kel. Pajagalan, Jakarta Barat
Approximate number of sex workers: In Residence: 250 (RT 1,3,4,5,6 ); Commuters:
500 plus.
Number of Wisma: 30 plus (10-15 rooms per wisma)
Number of homestays for hourly use: 15
Tariff: irregular
Kalijodo is located in the northernmost area of West Jakarta. It is one of Jakarta’s largest
sex industry complexes and gambling areas. Sailors from the Jakarta port come here
regularly. It is not high end but it has been around for a long time and lacks the structural
coordination of areas such as Mangga Besar. Kalijodo has been operational since the
50’s. Ali Sadikin made the area a semi-formal localization in the 1970’s giving the area
further legitimacy. In 2000, a relatively large number of sex workers from the disbanded
lokalisasi Kramat Tunggak (North Jakarta) relocated to Kalijodo.
Security: The Security and Preman coordinator is a Makassarese preman, Bung Aziz,
who unfortunately lacks communication skills. In fact, while the team was there he spoke
almost entirely in Makassarese and communicated in stuttered Indonesian. He deferred
all coordination efforts to the Ketua RW (Pak Kunarso) who is also a family relation of
his. Nevertheless, within Kalijodo, this single coordinator (Bung Aziz) oversees relations
between preman groups broken down into Makassarese, Banten, Acehnese, Ambonese,
Papuan, Flores and Batak ethnic groupings. The groups are organized according to their
ethnicity and, even during The New Order, Kalijodo was run by “local sons” (ethnic
groups) and not by structurally coordinated youth groups (Organisasi Kepemudaan or
formal Youth Organizations like Pemuda Pancasila) or the military. Despite the
government’s efforts to shut down the gambling parlors and brothels, they continue to
exist and, now, are left alone provided appropriate payments are made to local
authorities.
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18. Previous programs: Pak Saanin (wakil RW) said that different groups of doctors and
officials from Depsos, UI and Universitas Diponegoro have visited Kalijodo. He also
commented that Kalijodo used to have its own doctor and clinic but that it was shut
down.
Payment System: Each Mami controls a large number of sex workers (10-20) in a single
wisma. Mami are based in establishments with their own preman security. Women come
and go but they tend to stay with one Mami for a spell. If the sex worker is working a
particular disco or wisma, a share of her money goes to the Mami who, in turn, makes
payments to the owner who pays preman. Preman control security and, to a certain
extent, the distribution of drinks, beer etc.
Clientele: Mostly local sailors from Tegal and Indramayu. Foreign sailors used to come
from Europe and elsewhere over but their numbers have decreased considerably in recent
years.
Medical Care: Each of the sex workers uses her own doctor for cuci vagina, antibiotics
and other quick-fix methods to avoid disease. Without a clinic at Kalijodo, it is harder to
measure the frequency of illness among the sex workers.
Suggestions: Pak Saanin said that a penyuluhan made directly to the Mami would help.
They would believe in the program and support if they felt that they were being
recognized as potential protectors of the sex workers’ interests.
15) Rawa Malang: Celincing (near the Korean Container) RT 10/09:
North Jakarta, Port area
Approximate number of sex workers: Over 500; 50-60 warungs
Tariff: Rp. 70 – 100,000
Rawa Malang is a grim area located on a road which lies just above two tidal canals
which serve as tidal creeks to ocean for North Jakarta’s fishermen and local sailors. It
was built illegally on cemetery land in 2000, when North Jakarta’s massive sex complex,
Kramat Tunggak, was broken up. The closing of Kramat Tunggak scattered thousands of
sex workers to smaller establishments in North Jakarta, Kalijodo and East Jakarta. It is
not advisable to travel to Rawa Malang in the evening as there are few places to turn
around and violent robberies are regular.
Condom Programs: Pak Nyoman of Depkes gave Pak Lukman over 30 boxes of Sutra
condoms to be distributed to the Mami and sex workers of the area. They were also given
penyuluhan twice a week for several months. The condom company, Sutra, also sent a
group of Haji to come out and offer assistance in controlling HIV/AIDS in the area and
pushing for greater condom use. In fact, on this past Independence day, Pak Lukman held
a condom use contest or Lomba Pemakaian Kondom. Sex workers competed to see who
could put a condom on a model penis fastest. Pak Nyoman took blood samples of the sex
workers. There were several women who tested positive for HIV but their names were
kept secret.
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19. Clients: Mostly fishermen and sailors. The sailors are from Japan, Korea and Singapore.
They tend to come on Fridays and Sundays. Local sailors from Indramayu and Tegal-
Central Java make up the majority of their clientele.
Suggestions: Pak Lukman requested continued AIDS education programs because he
says, at the end of the day, it is the woman who decides whether she is to use a condom
or not. Pak Lukman supported the idea of making condoms into a money-making venture
as well as a means to upgrade their reputation as a “universal condom use and an AIDS-
free complex”.
16) Bongkaran, Tanah Abang
“Daerah Lembah Hitam”
RTs currently housing sex workers: 10-18
Warung remang-remang or Shady Warungs: 60
Approximate number of sex workers: 600 plus
Tariff: irregular
Security: Security is largely coordinated by Pak Widodo. Pak Widodo requested that
before the condom program began that 10 t-shirts be distributed to his jawara (security)
to give them recognition for their involvement in the program.
Previous HIV/AIDS awareness program: About a year ago there was an HIV/AIDS
awareness program. Government officials held a training for about one week at the local
health post. They also distributed condoms. There has been no follow-up.
17) Rawa Bebek/Royale: An extensive and well coordinated program has been
developed here. Ibu Ayu of a local NGO has made real headway in this area. The Mami
and Papi distribute the condoms themselves.
18) Kamal/ Desa Dadap
Kosambi
Tangerang
Port area
Fishing area, swampy, near airport
Approximate number of sex workers 100 – 150 (previously around 2000)
Number of Warung: 30
Tariff: irregular; approximately 100,000 – 150,000
Details: According to Pak Jamuddin and Pak Mus, it is difficult to pin down how many
sex workers are operating at any given time. Only 50 of the sex workers actually live at
the establishment. Others often migrate from one area to the next. Dadap or Kamal was a
large localization area three years ago. In 2001, local tramtib authorities broke it up
again. Now there are about 30 operating establishments. They decided to never open up a
gambling business because it would invite preman and drugs into the area.
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20. System: The sex industry in this area is a warung-based system with several rooms
located in the area just behind the sitting lounge of the warung. They are controlled by
Mami and the preman controlled by Pak Jamuddin and Pak Mus. Most of the women are
“booked-out” by clients.
Previous Condom programs: The hospital of Tangerang came by to take blood samples,
distribute condoms and provide free check ups. They don’t come by regularly.
19) “Jembatan Genit”
Location:
Approximate number of sex workers: 70 – 90
Number of Warung: 30
Tariff: Rp. 30 – 35,000
System: Clients select sex workers at the warung and then they rent shacks (gubug-
gubug) for Rp. 5,000 per session. There are approximately 20 shacks.
Hours of Operation: 7:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Security: Makassar coordinator and local youth or preman. Bang Bani, the local youth
preman consulted, said that no NGO has visited their location to explain the dangers of
HIV/AIDS. Officials from the sub-district and village (kelurahan) only visit the area to
arrest or evict the sex workers. Raids on the warung and shacks are regular. After they
are cleared, they are built back up again. Bang Bani was helpful and was willing to be a
coordinator for the condom sales program after the team explained the dangers of
HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any phone number where he can be
contacted. Judging from the prices for sexual services and the regular raids, the venture is
pretty poorly managed making it difficult for pay-offs to prevent raids and for regular
HIV/AIDS programs to be established in the area. There is also high sex worker mobility.
Condom distribution and sales, however, could work through Bang Bani.
20). Kemayoran
Approximate number of sex workers: 50 women and Waria
Number of Warung: 15
Tariff: Rp. 50-70,000 per session
Details: They are open day and night but are closed every Thursday night in respect of
the local Muslim community. The sex workers usually take their clients to local Wisma
but there is little coordination between Wisma owners and Mami. Most of the women are
from Indramayu.
Security: Pak Nawawi manages payments to local officials, hansip and tramtib for
security and other payoffs.
Previous Condom Programs: Pak Nawawi said that the sub-district health officials used
to make regular visits and provide HIV/AIDS information. Since September, however,
these programs ended. Pak Nawawi is ready and willing to be the contact person for
future HIV/AIDS awareness activities and condom sales programs.
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21. 21) Taman Lawang and Stasiun Mampang
Approximate number of sex workers: 60
Tariff: Rp. 30,000 – 60,000
System: Warung and Shacks
Number of Warung: 25
Number of Shacks: 15
Price per shack: 5,000 per session
Origin of sex workers: Indramayu and Tegal
Details: Embah Arun coordinates payments and payoffs to local officials so that they can
remain operational. He also explained that an NGO had come to provide some AIDS
awareness information. Posters and stickers were distributed but that was all. Local sub-
district officials have never raided the location.
Security: Local Makassarese preman.
Suggestions: Embah Atun asked that the local government stop their raids of such
establishments, as all this does is scatter the sex workers and make it difficult for them to
be protected. Sex workers will always exist, always be mobile, and always be the result
of the same social problems that have created the sex workers in the first place. Local
managers will pay bribes, etc, but it is useless to raid the areas.
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22. Map Guide and Addresses for Sex Worker Locales on
Jakarta Map
1. Jembatan Genit Jl. Rasa Sayang, Pesing
Kel. Wijaya Kusuma, Jakarta-Barat
2. KaliJodo Jl. Jembatan Tiga
Kel. Pajagalan, Jakarta Barat
3. Loka Sari Jl. Mangga Besar
Kel. Tangki, Jakarta Barat
4. Pari Purna Jl. Hayam Wuruk
Kel. Kebin Kelapa, Jakarta Pusat
5. Medika Jl. Anggur 2 Darmogot
Kel. Tanjung Duren Utara, Jakarta
Barat
6. Stadium Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta
Kel. Mangga Besar, Jakarta Barat
7. IOI Jl. Sawah Besar
Kel. Pasar Baru, Jakarta Pusat
8. Bongkaran Jl. Kebun Pala
Kel.Kebon Kacang, Jakarta Pusat
9. Dukuh Atas Jl. Stasiun Dukuh Atas
Kel. Setia Budi, Jakarta Selatan
10. Taman Lawang Jl. Latuh Harhari SH
Kel. Menteng, Jakarta Pusat
11. Stasiun Mampang Jl. Menteng Tegalan
Kel. Menteng, Jakarta Pusat
12. Gunung Antang Jl. Bumi Asih
Kel. Pisangan Baru, Jakarta Timur
13. Jati Negara Jl. Bekasih Barat Raya
Kel. Pisangan Baru, Jakarta Timur
14. Cipinang Jl. Bekasih Timur
Kel. Pisangan Timur, Jakarta Timur
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23. 15. Perumpung Jl. Perumpung Utara
Kel. Cipinang Besar Utara, Jakarta
Timur
16. Bulungan Jl. Mahakam
Kel. Melawai, Jakarta Selatan
17. Pasar Minggu Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu, Pol Tangan
Kel. Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan
18. Boker Jl. Raya Gongseng
Kel. Kali Sari, Jakarta Timur
19. Bambu Apus Jl. Raya Bambu Apus
Kel. Bambu Apus, Jakarta Timur
20. Rawa Malang Jl. Raya Kosambi
Kel. Cilincing, Jakarta Utara
21. Rawa Bebek Jl. Kampung Baru
Kel. Penjaringan, Jakarta Utara
22. Kemayoran Jl. Garuda
Kel. Gunung Sahari selatan, Jakarta
Pusat
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24. Contact Numbers
Pemuda Pancasila officials:
Pak Yapto: 0818407722
Ketua Umum Partai Patriot
Ketua Umum Pemuda Pancasila
Pak Yorrys Raweyai: 0816915777
DPR member
Pemuda Pancasila Deputy Head
Wakil Ketua AMPG
Pak Lasman: 081584019090
North Jakarta
Persada: 08158900985
South Jakarta
Boyka: 081586024795
East Jakarta
Jati Negara:
Rudi Dharmawanto:
HP: 081511179777
Tel: (021) 475-8018
Syaiful Bakri: 08569016675
Address: Jl. Bekasi Timur II
RT 13/RW 04 No. 37
Kelurahan Rawa Bunga
Jatinegara, Jaktim
Boker:
Handphone number of Contact:
Ask for Johnny or Ibu Yati at: 0818415480
Blora:
Contact: Ibu Daisy on Jalan Blora (08561260588)
Pecenongan:
Contact number: 6260555 6250789
Manager: Pak Cecep
Owner and Boss: Pak Suryo (O8151822848)
Coklat:
Coordinator: Dany Hidayat (081319128447)
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25. Kalijodo:
Coordinator: (at Pak Kunarso’s home: 021-667-0566). Pak Saanin is the deputy RW.
He has been living and working in Kalijodo since the 1960’s and knows the place like the
back of his hand. He has taken other HIV/AIDS groups on tours of Kalijodo but little
came of it. He is happy to help get the condom sales program going and is quick on his
feet.
Rawa Malang:
Coordinator: Pak Lukman, the RT of RT 10. Pak Nyoman of the local dinas kesehatan
office worked closely with Pak Lukman over the past year or so. Pak Sunardi is
apparently the primary leader in regards to security and sex worker management. Pak
Lukman has been the point person for health programs but Pak Sunardi controls security
and sex worker-related issues in the area. We weren’t able to meet with Pak Sunardi but
he will probably not protest a condom program where he and his minions can make
money off of it.
Bongkaran, Tanah Abang:
Coordinator: All of the warung are coordinated by Bang Upun (08159553007). Bang
Upun is somewhat sickly at the moment but continues to command a great deal of respect
from local residents. His address, which could also be a drop-off point for condoms and
HIV/AIDS related media is Jl. Jati Bunder RT 10/RW 14/Kelurahan Kebun
Melati/Kecamatan Tanah Abang/Jakarta Pusat. Bang Upun is the head of one of Jakarta’s
most prestigious silat groups, Macan Hitam. His immediate subordinate and man on the
ground is Pak Widodo (08180862444). He coordinates the preman (jawara is the polite
term) on the ground directly.
Kamal:
Contact Person: Pak Jamuddin
Coordinator: RT 03 Bapak Mus (08158294062)
Kemayoran:
Coordinator: Pak Nawawi (Madurese); 021 654 3440
Taman Lawang:
Coordinator: Embah Atun; (081316359868)
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