Hostage drama ends with injured workers<\/p>\n
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor<\/p>\n
The hostage drama at textile manufacturer PT Idea Karya Indah
\n(IKI), located at the 41.2 kilometer mark on the old Jakarta-
\nBogor road in Cibinong, ended on Thursday evening when dozens of
\npolice officers used force to free director Agung Nugroho,
\ninjuring a number of the workers in the process.<\/p>\n
At least five of the workers, who were sleeping near the
\nentrance, were injured during the two-hour operation.<\/p>\n
\"The police beat, trampled on us and tried to choke us ...Pak
\nAgung was waving at us, smiling, as if mocking us,\" one of the
\nworkers, Sri Erna, said.<\/p>\n
The workers said they often staged protest rallies as they had
\nnot received any wages since November. On Dec. 24, about 600
\nworkers occupied the plant as the management failed to pay their
\nsalaries as promised on that day.<\/p>\n
\"And we never took Pak Agung hostage. He came here himself at
\nnight and promised to pay his debts. We kept him as collateral
\nand treated him well,\" Sri Erna added.<\/p>\n
The workers have been idle since October as the management has
\nbeen channeling all orders for jackets and pants to its other
\nplant in Ciriung for the last two years. That plant only casual
\nworkers.<\/p>\n
As observed by The Jakarta Post on Friday, the workers, mostly
\nwomen, were still occupying the plant. They say they will not
\nvacate it until they receive their salaries.<\/p>",
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