US EditionIndonesia's silvermen beg to make ends meet
- During a rainy day in Jakarta, a trio of men painted silver, often called silvermen, positioned themselves near a mall intersection to request spare change from passing drivers.
- The rise of silvermen followed worsening living costs and job losses after the COVID-19 pandemic, causing many young Indonesians to seek income by begging.
- Silvermen usually make around 120,000 rupiah per day, with occasional earnings reaching 200,000 rupiah, which is significantly lower than the minimum monthly income required to meet living standards in Jakarta, pegged at about five million rupiah.
- Ari Munandar, 25, who lost his job in 2019, expressed feelings of shame about his current means of income and desires to secure a more respectable and stable employment, while also noting the health issues caused by exposure to paint.
- The increasing poverty in Jakarta, with 449,000 people below the poverty line in 2024, suggests economic hardship may drive more to begging despite associated difficulties and risks.
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Indonesia's silvermen beg to make ends meet
On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.
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