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        "id": 1122712,
        "msgid": "teachers-need-to-organize-1447893297",
        "date": "2005-11-25 00:00:00",
        "title": "Teachers need to organize",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Teachers need to organize As the teachers bill is currently being debated by the House of Representatives (DPR), the topic of teachers' salaries has again hit the headlines. Given that education is the key to socioeconomic development, and that the salaries paid to teachers have a huge bearing on the quality of education, it is obviously important to Indonesia that teachers here are paid properly.",
        "content": "<p>Teachers need to organize<\/p>\n<p>As the teachers bill is currently being debated by the House<br>\nof Representatives (DPR), the topic of teachers' salaries has<br>\nagain hit the headlines. Given that education is the key to<br>\nsocioeconomic development, and that the salaries paid to teachers<br>\nhave a huge bearing on the quality of education, it is obviously<br>\nimportant to Indonesia that teachers here are paid properly.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesian teachers are relying heavily on the proposed<br>\nlegislation to provide them with decent salaries. While<br>\nlegislation is important for setting minimum standards, it might<br>\nbe better for teachers -- from elementary school up to university<br>\n-- to seek pay increases through Collective Labor Agreements<br>\n(CLAs). Chapter 11 of the Manpower Law (No.13\/2003) permits CLAs<br>\nfor private sector employees. The Teachers Bill should<br>\nspecifically permit teachers who are employed as civil servants<br>\nto also be able to bargain collectively.<\/p>\n<p>Bargaining collectively would entail teachers unions<br>\nnegotiating directly with the employers to determine the<br>\nmost appropriate salaries. This model would be much more flexible<br>\nthan legislating for pay rates, as agreements can be amended<br>\nquickly and tailored to specific regions and\/or employers.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Indonesian teachers -- especially university<br>\nlecturers -- seem to have a cultural aversion to unions and<br>\ncollective bargaining. They see unions as the domain of manual<br>\nlaborers. Perhaps Indonesian teachers can learn from the many other<br>\ncountries where teachers from all levels and sectors have<br>\norganized so as to be able to bargain more effectively and gain<br>\nthe salaries they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>LUKE LAZARUS ARNOLD, Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/teachers-need-to-organize-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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