Riau Islands Police are set to launch an enhanced security system called Quick Response Navigation (QRN) to improve safety at investor companies in the wake of increasingly violent workers’ protests in the past few years. The QRN will serve as a panic button to request emergency assistance from local police. “T
Riau Islands Police are set to launch an enhanced security system called Quick Response Navigation (QRN) to improve safety at investor companies in the wake of increasingly violent workers' protests in the past few years.
The QRN will serve as a panic button to request emergency assistance from local police.
“The system will be installed at every factory and connected to a command center at Riau Islands Police headquarters,” said the Riau Islands Police's vital security objects director, Sr. Comr. Yusri Yunus.
“If there is a security threat, including labor-related violence, an official at any of the companies can push the panic button and the nearest police officers will respond to the call.”
“The command center will be equipped with monitors that are connected to all the companies. The monitors will make our task easier,” Yusri added.
The Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BPK FTZ) had received a number of complaints from foreign investors over workers' rallies, which often ended in violence, causing them to relocate their businesses to other regions.
“The police guarantee the security of businesses run by investors in Batam. We will carry out any necessary action against all offenders,” Yusri said.
Batam is home to 65 foreign investors providing a combined investment value of $6.9 billion, while the total investment value (from both local and foreign investors) amounts to $16.135 billion. Singapore accounts for the highest number of investors on the island, namely 435 companies, with total investment upward of $1 billion.