'Developer gave no reports on accidents'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The developer of a West Jakarta apartment
\nproject, where 18 workers have died, had not reported any on-site
\naccidents to the city office of the Ministry of Manpower, the
\noffice's head said yesterday.<\/p>\n
"Until today, we were in the dark about the exact number of
\naccidents at the Taman Anggrek Mall project," Freddy Taumelly
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Labor law says employers must report regularly to the city
\noffice on the number and composition of their employees and all
\nwork accidents.<\/p>\n
The management of PT Mulia Inti Pelangi, which is developing
\nthe apartments on Jl. S. Parman, Slipi, admitted not reporting
\nits number of employees.<\/p>\n
But one of its directors, Hadrian Tjahya, denied it had not
\nreported accidents.<\/p>\n
"We had to report our accidents to the office when we claimed
\nworkers' social security," he said.<\/p>\n
Freddy met with the management yesterday.<\/p>\n
Three workers were killed in accidents last Saturday and
\nSunday. Two plunged to their deaths and one was electrocuted.<\/p>\n
In yesterday's meeting Hadrian said 18 workers had died in
\naccidents at the project.<\/p>\n
The developer's records show 14 of the 18 workers were
\nemployed by You One and Adhi Karya JO, one of the project's seven
\ncontractors.<\/p>\n
Workers died from falling equipment, electrocution, and
\nfalling from tall structures.<\/p>\n
Hadrian said the management would check if any of its seven
\ncontractors had failed to report other accidents.<\/p>\n
Hadrian said about 11,000 workers were employed last year when
\nthe project began. About 3,000 now work on it.<\/p>\n
Freddy said his staff were always told company representatives
\nwere not present when they wanted to inspect the site. His staff
\nlast went to inspect the site on Nov. 13, after they found out
\nfive people had died at the site including two alleged thieves
\nand one female vendor.<\/p>\n
Earlier Suwarto, Directorate General for Industrial Relations
\nand Labor Standards under the Ministry of Manpower, called for
\ngreater managerial commitment and involvement to ensure work
\nsafety.<\/p>\n
"Although the Ministry's committee for Worker Safety has given
\ninformation sessions several times to employers, it would not be
\neffective without such commitment," Suwarto said.<\/p>\n
He said the committee faced frequent constraints from owners
\nwhen they wanted to check safety measures. (02)<\/p>",
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