24 firms tried for violating labor regulations<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Twenty-four Jakarta-based companies went on
\ntrial in the period between April 1, last year, and March 31,
\n1995, on charges of violating regulations on work conditions.<\/p>\n
F.P. Tuamelly, head of the City Manpower Office, said after a
\nmeeting that four of the 24 companies were proven guilty and
\nfined between Rp 100,000 (US$45.45) and Rp 750,000 each.<\/p>\n
"The trials of the other 20 companies are currently still in
\nprocess and are expected to be completed as soon as possible,"
\nTuamelly was quoted by Antara as saying.<\/p>\n
He explained that nine of the 24 companies were brought to
\ncourt because they were found violating Regulation No. 3\/1992
\nregarding the provision of workers' social security insurance.<\/p>\n
Tuamelly did not identify the negligent companies, but
\nacknowledged that most them were active in the production of
\ngarments.<\/p>\n
He said that the violations were uncovered during visits by
\nofficials of the manpower office who were investigating the
\ncompanies after receiving information from the public.<\/p>\n
He further urged workers, who are employed by negligent firms,
\nto report violations to his office.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Tuamelly also said that out of the
\n24,000 companies operating throughout the city, only three have
\nreported to his office about their inability to pay each of their
\nworkers in line with the regional minimum wage of Rp 4,600 per
\nday.<\/p>\n
"Two of the three companies are operating in North Jakarta and
\nthe other one is in East Jakarta," he said, adding that the three
\ncompanies had been asked to submit detailed reports about their
\nfinancial conditions. The reports are needed to decide whether
\nthe companies will be allowed to pay their workers below the set
\nwages.<\/p>\n
However, Tuamelly said he believed that all companies
\noperating in the city are capable of meeting the minimum wage
\nrequirement.<\/p>\n
"We will carefully check the reports from the three firms," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to the manpower office, the 24,000 firms employ over
\none million workers, including expatriates who are employed
\nillegally. (hhr)<\/p>",
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