Stasiun Senen (Senen Train Station) is representative of much of the railway lines around Jakarta. Even though there remains an abundance of open spaces in Jakarta, many squatters find the edge of the railway tracks their ideal location for living. Many of the houses they occupy are made of cardboard. Some squatters even have more than one cardboard house that they lease to others.
Critics have repeatedly condemned the Jakarta administration and the central government for the simplified approaches, such as evictions and relocation, when it come to the perennial issue of squatters, arguing that to settle the problem and control urbanisation, authorities should focus on village development, decentralisation of education, healthcare, the economy and life necessities.
Critics have repeatedly condemned the Jakarta administration and the central government for the simplified approaches, such as evictions and relocation, when it come to the perennial issue of squatters, arguing that to settle the problem and control urbanisation, authorities should focus on village development, decentralisation of education, healthcare, the economy and life necessities.
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