Ex hotel workers to continue rallies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A labor activist vowed on Monday to continue the
\nstruggle for the rights of former Shangri-La hotel employees by
\nregularly staging demonstrations at the hotel until the case was
\nsettled.<\/p>\n
\"We will not retreat back because we feel that we are not
\nguilty,\" Odie Hudiyanto, secretary of the Independent Labor Union
\nFederation (FSPM), told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Underlining that the former hotel workers always staged
\npeaceful rallies, he denied a statement made by the hotel
\nmanagement that the protests were disrupting public order.<\/p>\n
\"We've never committed any vandalism, either,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The dispute started in December 2000, when hundreds of hotel
\nemployees went on strike to demand better conditions, and were
\nsubsequently dismissed by management.<\/p>\n
After a long process, most of them accepted their dismissals
\nbased upon the compensation package offered by management. But
\nthe remaining ex employees brought the case to court, demanding
\nthat the hotel reemploy them.<\/p>\n
The case is now before the Supreme Court.--JP<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ex-hotel-workers-to-continue-rallies-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }