Workers complain over no severance pay<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Around 40 PT Bhara Indah Unit Garment employees,
\nlocated on Jl. Daan Mogot in West Jakarta, went to the City
\nCouncil yesterday to protest their company's policy of coercion,
\ndone in an effort to avoid compensation.<\/p>\n
"We urge members of the City Council to help persuade the
\ncompany to discontinue its practice of forcing workers to resign
\nto avoid severance payment," Nafsiah, a member of the delegation,
\ntold the City Council's Commission A, in charge of government,
\nsecurity and order affairs.<\/p>\n
She explained that around 150 workers, who had worked in the
\ncompany from April 8 to Sept. 8 this year, were ordered to sign a
\nresignation letter when they took their last salary.<\/p>\n
"The personnel manager told us to sign resignation letters
\nbecause the company had gone bankrupt. We refused to do it
\nknowing that by signing the letters, we would not be entitled to
\nseverance payment," Nafsiah said.<\/p>\n
She said that the company also owed them six-days back pay,
\namounting to Rp 4,000 (US$1.83) per day plus transportation and
\nlunch allowances.<\/p>\n
"We have been waiting since Sept. 8 and can stand it no
\nlonger. We badly need the money to support our living," she said.<\/p>\n
According to the workers, the company, which was producing
\ngarments for export as well as for the local market, has had
\nproblems paying late wages since the beginning of their operation
\nin April.<\/p>\n
"Payments should be given every two weeks but it's always
\nlate, including the last one," Suripah said, adding that orders
\nfor the company's products had fallen drastically over the last
\nfew weeks and as a result, workers had nothing to do.<\/p>\n
The workers also said that the company was only a sub-
\ncontractor for another bigger company, which is located in Jl. KH
\nHasyim Ashari in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
"We do not want to know about the status of our company, all
\nwe want is our severance payment and the six-days of wages," said
\nSari Idayani, another worker at PT Bhara.<\/p>\n
When asked about the condition of the office and factory, the
\nworkers said that the factory is now empty, though the machines
\nare still there.<\/p>\n
Members of the City Council's commission said that they will
\nhold a meeting with the company management to settle the problem.
\n(yns)<\/p>",
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