Workers protest over punishment<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): Three credit installment collectors of private
\ncompany PT Columbia protested yesterday to their union after
\nbeing ordered to stand for three hours for failing to meet their
\ndaily collection target of Rp 600,000 (US$200).<\/p>\n
The three collectors, identified as Cendana Bangun, Nurjana
\nand Syahrul Ropik, filed a complaint over the Sept. 20 punishment
\nto the Tangerang chapter of the Federation of All-Indonesian
\nWorkers Union.<\/p>\n
"Besides being forced to stand for three hours, we were also
\nmocked in front of other workers," Cendana said. "If the company
\nfinds us guilty, just fire us. Don't force us to do something
\nthat is done by elementary school students," he said.<\/p>\n
Nurjana said that since the punishment the three had been
\ngiven no further assignments but had not been formally fired
\neither.<\/p>\n
He said that they failed to meet the target because they did
\nnot have the heart to force customers who did not really have
\nenough money to pay the installments.<\/p>\n
Ilham Wahyuni of Columbia, said that in response to the three
\nworkers' initial protest, the company sent them a letter of
\napology on Sept. 21.<\/p>\n
"The punishment was given based on a consensus of the firm's
\nmanagers with the aim of encouraging the workers to work harder,"
\nshe said. (41)<\/p>",
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