Workers protest at council building;<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: Hundreds of workers of shoe producer PT Dongha
\nPerkasa staged a rally at the Tangerang Municipal Council
\nbuilding on Wednesday starting at around 10:30 a.m., demanding
\ntheir right to better welfare.<\/p>\n
Indra Plasa of the Manpower Legal Aid Institute, who
\naccompanied the workers, said that the workers demanded that the
\ncompany management enroll them in the state-run insurance company
\nPT Jamsostek's social security insurance scheme.<\/p>\n
He also said they demanded that the management make clear
\nrules because many workers, who had been working for 10 years,
\nstill had to sign yearly contracts.<\/p>\n
"The company does not even give overtime pay. It's not fair,"
\ngroaned Achmad Yani, one of the 1,500 workers of the company that
\nproduces Umbro shoes.<\/p>\n
"If the management fails to meet our demands, we will stay
\nhere and continue our rally," he threatened, adding that all the
\nworkers were prepared to risk losing their jobs.<\/p>\n
He said he doubted the company was facing financial
\ndifficulties because it still received orders and its exports ran
\nsmoothly.<\/p>\n
"Last month, the company paid our salary in installments," he
\nsaid. -- JP<\/p>",
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