Minimum wage a problem: Bosses<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Many private companies will face difficulties in
\nimplementing the new increase of workers' minimum wage as
\nproposed recently by the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI),
\nchairman of the Association of the Indonesian Employers said here
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
"The minimum wage increases during the last two years have
\nbeen so burdensome for the employers that many of them had to
\npostpone it," said Suratno Hadisuwito, the chairman.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with officials of the
\nMinistry of Manpower and representatives of SPSI, about the
\nUnion's proposal, he stressed the importance of taking into
\nconsideration the companies' ability to implement the new wage
\nincrease as put forward by SPSI in its proposal.<\/p>\n
SPSI announced recently it would propose an increase of
\nbetween 10 to 20 percent in minimum wage this year for all
\nprovinces.<\/p>\n
Suratno said that the government met 60 percent of workers'
\nminimum physical needs in 1993 and surpassed it up to 108 percent
\nlast year.<\/p>\n
"Current minimum wages, however, meet only 88 percent of the
\nworkers' growing aspirations," he said.<\/p>\n
Wilhelmus Bhoka, a SPSI member, told reporters that the
\nminimum wage would not meet the workers growing aspirations
\nbefore 1998 if the current wage is increased by 16 to 17 this
\nyear and the same percentage next year.<\/p>\n
Bhoka said the failure to meet the workers' growing
\naspirations has been made worse by the 10 percent annual
\ninflation in the past. (03)<\/p>",
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