Chaos in Indonesia as tear gas used to disperse protests against government's jobs laws

There were chaotic scenes in Indonesia's Jakarta as riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the government's new jobs laws.

There were chaotic scenes in Indonesia's Jakarta as riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the government's new jobs laws.

Footage filmed on October 8 shows police on motorbikes patrolling the street while locals attempt to extinguish a fire at a bus station.

The protesters were voicing their anger against a new jobs law, which critics say undermines worker's rights.