Get in the car and get paid - Hot job in Jakarta

This profession arose from the regulation that private cars must carry at least 3 people to be allowed to travel on main roads in Jakarta (Indonesia) during rush hour.

In Jakarta, Indonesia, there is a special job that attracts a lot of street children: being a passenger. Just sitting on a motorbike is enough to earn money - it sounds simple, but this job is very dangerous for children.

On the main roads of the capital Jakarta, Indonesia, you will easily see children and women with babies in their arms standing in long lines to solicit drivers who need to hire extra passengers to meet traffic regulations of the city government.

Many children have to stand on the streets for hours to "look for work".

On average, a day, the extra passengers can earn 200,000 Indonesian Rupiah (equivalent to more than 300,000 VND). For street children, this is really a good job to earn extra income. However, behind this strange profession is a dark truth.

According to the investigation of the Indonesian police, the street children and even the babies who work in this profession are all part of criminal gangs. The ringleaders hire them to stand on the street for hours to catch customers. The women holding the babies are actually just “fake mothers”. Because the drivers often hate the sound of children crying in the car, they also give the babies sedatives to make it easier to operate.

According to VTV.vn