Horse play: Child Jockeys in Indonesia Title: Indonesia child jockeys Reporter: Rebecca Henschke Date: 15/07/2013 I TR!

: In the re"ote eastern part o# Indonesia$ children as yo%n& as #o%r or #i'e (ork as pro#essional child jockeys) !n the island o# *%"ba$ #a"o%s #or its horses$ racin& #esti'als are recently held) + race held in the east o# the island on ,%ly this year lasted 11 days and attracted nearly -00 horses) +nd all the jockeys (ere %nder 11 years old. It/s ille&al in Indonesia #or children %nder 15 to (ork b%t local o##icials clai" the practice is an entrenched part o# the local c%lt%re) Rebecca Henschke has the story o# one o# these child jockeys))) 70year0old +de) T12T 3I41 3I 5: 6It/s a bea%ti#%l clear day here in *%"ba.The sky is h%&e in this part o# Indonesia7 I a" standin& ne8t to +de9 he is a pro#essional child jockey) He co"es to belo( "y (aist) He is p%ttin& on a balacla'a so I can no( j%st see his eyes and "o%th.)and he is (earin& a s"all hel"et and no shoes. He has a black eye #ro" (hen he #ell o## a horse and he has been doin& this job since he (as #o%r))): *;2 1<Races be&innin& .)R= = D1R +de doesn/t o(n a horse) *o he is here hopin& so"eone (ill hire hi" as their jockey) 3I41 3I 5 2<(ith inter'ie( (ith o(ner: + "an has j%st co"e o'er and asked i# +de can be his jockey) He j%st &rabbed hi" by the ar" and said 6I (ant to %se hi"$ I (ant to %se hi": and his Dad say yeah) Q. Why did you choose him? PLAY THE INDONESIAN Answer

ONTIN!E LIN"# This m$n s$ys %h$% he h$s chosen Ade &ec$use he is sm$''. Th$%(s $'' he is 'oo)in* +or is $ sm$'' ,oc)ey- so he is *oin* %o %$)e him. *;2 1<R+>1 *!= D*.;+D1 =? The horses here are s"all$ aro%nd 1)5 "etres hi&h) @%t e'en so$ +de/s Dad has to help hi" cli"b on a bare0back horse that he has ne'er ridden be#ore) Dad >lip 1+ ABale$ IndonesianC 6He has been (orkin& as a pro#essional jockey since he (as #o%r years old.(e started teachin& hi" (hen he (as three and hal# years old.no( he is se'en and is a &ood rider): *;2 1<R+>1 *!= D* ;+D1 =? aro%nd 1)10 sec<Race be&innin& ..) +nd they are o##. 3I41 3I 5 3: 6*o e'eryone is r%nnin& across to the other side o# the #ield to the #inishin& line.: D) Ho( "%ch did yo% &et that ti"eE Dad >lip 1@ ABale$ IndonesianC 650$000 a&ain.: That/s aro%nd #i'e =* dollars #or each race +de rides. He has done three laps no() ;+D1 =? +D1 *+FI G >+?15.):I +B TIR1D: +de clip 1 ABale$ IndonesiaC: 6I/" tired: 3I41 3I 5: His Dad has picked hi" %p and is carryin& hi" across beca%se he is 'ery tired) Dad clip 1 ABale$ IndonesianC 6I# he is stron& eno%&h he (ill j%st keep &oin&) He (ill race on "ore than 10 di##erent horses in di##erent races) I# he has eno%&h ener&y$ he (ill j%st keep &oin& b%t i# he is tired he takes a rest): +de and his H0year0old brother 1nid I (ho is also a jockey 0 are the #a"ily bread(inners$ says their "other) B%" >lip 1 A;e"ale$ IndonesianC: 6Je can take ho"e aro%nd 15 "illion or 10 "illion r%piah a#ter bein& here #or se'en days at the races.: That/s aro%nd one tho%sand dollars #or a (eek/s (ork. the "ini"%" (a&e in Indonesia is j%st 50 dollars a (eek)

B%" clip 2 A;e"ale$ IndonesiaC: 6I# the races happen (hen school is on$ (e ask #or per"ission #ro" the teachers to p%ll the" o%t o# school beca%se they ha'e bosses here (ho (ant the" to race): D) 6Isn/t that a proble"E: B%" Acontin%ationC: 6The boys %nderstand that this is their (ork) Jhen the teacher asks the" (hy yo% keep "issin& school to race horses. He ans(ers: KJho (o%ld look a#ter "y "%" and #eed "y yo%n&er brothers and sisters i# I didn/tE/: It is ille&al #or children %nder the a&e o# 15 to (ork in Indonesia) +nd by la( children "%st be 1L be#ore they can do haMardo%s jobs) @%t the e'ent or&aniMer ="b% Ta"ba says his races abide by the la() ="b% Ta"ba clip 1 ABale$ IndonesianC 6This is a tradition that has been passed do(n #ro" o%r ancestors so (e are not breakin& the la(): D) Ho( is this not breakin& the la(E ="b% Ta"ba clip 1 Acontin%ationC: 6@eca%se this is a tradition) Traditional la( has to e8ist alon&side the state la() I (as a jockey (hen I (as a child and I #ell o## "any ti"es and I a" #ine) I didn/t &et h%rt either): D) *o"e people (o%ld say that the children are bein& #orced to do this and it/s not ri&ht to treat children in this (ayE: ="b% Ta"ba clip 1 Acontin%ationC: 6Jhoe'er says that is j%st tryin& to be pro'ocati'e and ca%se tro%ble) o child is #orced to be a jockey here) Fes it/s tr%e that accordin& to national la( children %nder a&e are not allo(ed to (ork b%t this is o%r c%lt%re herita&e) They aren/t doin& this #or #ree either) 1'en tho%&h there is no o##icial price that has to be paid to the jockeys (e care abo%t the" and (e respect the" and the job they do): *;2 2<3= >H TIB1.) It/s l%nch ti"e and the #a"ily sit do(n in the &rass in the "iddle o# the track. *;2 2<;+D1 =? = >31 His %ncle (ants to talk tactics.tellin& hi".:yo% &ot to keep the le#t rein ti&ht aro%nd the bend: @%t +de isn/t listenin&.)He is b%sy boastin& abo%t ho( "any races he has (on already to the cro(d o# boys aro%nd hi")

+de clip 1 A"ale child$ IndonesianC 6 I (on three ti"es))))and ca"e second t(ice))) yeah I (on three ti"es$ not t(o ti"es dad7N +de starts p%llin& his #ather. tellin& hi" he is h%n&ry) *;2 3<B=B JITH 3= >H *!= D* His "other r%shes o'er (ith bee# sticks in pean%t sa%ce$ noodles and rice.) +de eats #irst.) His "other and #ather eat (hat is le#t o'er) B%" clip 3 A;e"ale$ IndonesianC: 6I ha'e bo%&ht co(s and a" b%ildin& a ho%se #or the") I a" (orried that (hen they &et older they (ill ask "e K(here is the "oney that I earnedE/) *o that/s (hy I ha'e bo%&ht cattle #or the" and a" b%ildin& the" a ho%se and i# they (ant to &o hi&h school or %ni'ersity there (ill be "oney #or that): +de (ill ha'e to do a di##erent job (hen he t%rns 15. and he already has so"e ideas) +de clip 2 A"ale child$ IndonesianC: 6I (ant to be an ar"y o##icer.Ala%&hterC)) I (ant to #ire a &%n .I (ant to %se a (eapon.) ?o(.?o(.po(.): Jith l%nch o'er$ it/s ti"e to race a&ain. +de "o%nts a ne( horse.and as it passes the stadi%" it takes a sharp t%rn and bolts o## the #ield to(ards the entrance &ate. *;2 O<*!= D* !; TH1 *>R1+B.)H!R*1 The &ate is closed and the horse rears %p thro(in& +de o## the horse.)) His "%" r%shes o'er to hi".)) at #irst I think she is kissin& hi" on the head. @%t later I a" told she is blo(in& the e'il spirits a(ay. he see"s to ha'e h%rt his le&. I ask her i# they (ill take hi" to hospital. B%" clip O A;e"ale$ IndonesianC: 6 o (e ne'er take the" to hospital.)i# the le& is broken (e ha'e to %se local "edicine. +t the hospital$ i# they cannot heal the le& then they (ill strai&ht a(ay c%t it o##. that/s (hat hospital people do.b%t that/s not o%r (ay) +de p%lls hi"sel# %p))) He can (alk.) This ti"e he has j%st br%ised his le&s.) I ask his #ather i# he is a#raid to let hi" ride a&ain) Dad clip 2A"ale$ IndonesiaC 6Je are %sed to it.This is o%r tradition.and (ay o# li#e.so (e don/t ha'e a #eelin& o# bein& scared or (orried any"ore.)

D) Ha'e they #allen o## "any ti"esE Dad clip 2 Acontin%ationC: 6Fes and there ha'e been ti"es (hen they ha'e broken bones I broken their le&s): D) +de has broken his le&E Dad clip 2 Acontin%ationC: 6Fes he has.+nd "y older son 1nid once broke his le#t and ri&ht le&s.b%t he is not a#raid.the "ore pain he #eels$ the bra'er he beco"es): @%t better sa#ety conditions #or child jockeys are act%ally so"ethin& the local &o'ern"ent has been lookin& into) Gidion Bbilijora is the re&ency head o# 1ast *%"ba) Gidion clip 1 ABale$ IndonesiaC: 6I ha'e asked the or&aniMers to pay "ore attention to the children/s sa#ety and also told the" they "%st pay the jockeys a decent #ee): D) @%t accordin& to Indonesian la($ &ettin& children %nder the a&e o# 15 to (ork is a&ainst the la() +nd here yo% ha'e children as yo%n& as #o%r and #i'e (orkin& as jockeys. Gidion clip 1 Acontin%ationC: 6Fes there are jockeys (ho are #o%r and #i'e Ala%&hsC and yes that/s ri&ht there is that la( b%t this #alls in the cate&ory o# local tradition.)The &o'ern"ent has to 'ie( this as part o# c%lt%ral identity and tradition)6 D) I ha'e "et (ith children (ho ha'e #allen o## horses and broken their le&s and split their heads open.(hat (o%ld yo% do i# the central &o'ern"ent insisted that this has to endE Gidion clip 1 Acontin%ationC: 6I# it (as o%tla(ed it (o%ld "ake thin&s 'ery di##ic%lt #or "e.I (o%ld be s(apped by protests #ro" "y co""%nity. @eca%se the earnin&s #ro" the horse racin& are a key part o# the local econo"y) ;ar"ers inco"es &o %p (hen there is a horse race on): *;2 5<<< *!= D* !; TH1 *T+DI=B.) @ack at the race$ another horse o(ner co"es o'er and tries to &et +de to ride a&ain. @%t #or the #irst ti"e$ he re#%ses . he looks e8ha%sted and c%ddles %p to his %ncle) +de clip 3 A"ale child$ IndonesianC 6 I ha'e had eno%&h.): *;2 -<*!= D !; + != >1B1 T

The day o# racin& co"es to a close.) +de r%ns aro%nd the e"pty #ield tryin& to catch crickets. *;2 7<JHI*T3I G +nd playin& aro%nd

Jhile so"e o# the other child jockeys break0o%t in a dance *;2 L< Kse8y lady.)Gan&na" style.: o( they are #ree to be children.)at least %ntil to"orro() I/" Rebecca Henschke$ #ro" *%"ba$ #or +sia >allin&)