Tangerang workers vow to stay on strike<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): About 100 striking employees of plastic wares
\nproducer PT Wingoh Albindo of Tangerang took their demand for a
\nwage increase to the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute yesterday after
\ntheir firm's executives denied them a hearing.<\/p>\n
On strike for the past three days, they visited the Jakarta
\nLegal Aid Institute office on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, to
\nseek legal advice.<\/p>\n
The protesters' spokesman, identified as Ucok, said they
\ndemanded the company, located on Jl. Daan Mogot, raise their
\nwages by 15 percent in line with the recent increase in minimum
\nregional wages, from Rp 172,500 per month to Rp 198,000.<\/p>\n
\"We also ask that an increase of 5 percent given by the
\ncompany last month is not rescinded.\"<\/p>\n
He said workers were extremely disappointed by the failure to
\nmeet the company's president, Holly Wingoh, even though they had
\nmade repeated requests.<\/p>\n
Accompanied by Andi Wahyudin Djalil, a lawyer of the
\ninstitute, the workers later went to the Tangerang office of the
\nMinistry of Manpower, where they were scheduled to hold talks
\nwith representatives of the firm.<\/p>\n
But after Holly, who was scheduled to attend the meeting, was
\na no-show, the workers decided not to participate.<\/p>\n
Abidin, the firm's deputy director, said that Holly could not
\nattend because he had to leave for Bogor.<\/p>\n
\"We just want to meet with Pak Holly, not you. He promised
\nus,\" one of the workers shouted angrily.<\/p>\n
They became increasingly irate and some female workers began
\nto cry. One fainted in the emotion-charged atmosphere.<\/p>\n
They said they would continue to strike until their demand was
\nmet.<\/p>\n
Manpower officials and representatives of the firm pledged to
\narrange another meeting today.<\/p>\n
\"I don't understand why Holly should evade the constructive
\ndialog with his own employees for no reason,\" Andi said.
\n(jun\/ivy\/27)<\/p>",
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