Angry workers burn cars in Tangerang

Angry workers burn cars in Tangerang

JAKARTA (JP): Some 400 workers of a ceramic producer, PT Satya
Karya Keramindo Indah, ran amok on Monday after the company
failed to meet their demand for their annual bonus worth three
times their basic monthly salary.

The employees burned at least two cars at the factory's
compound, damaged a security post and shattered glass windows of
the plant located at the Lyman Industrial Zone on Jl. Raya
Serang, 25 kilometers from Sentul village in Balaraja.

The workers demanded the management pay their holiday bonuses
plus allow a two-week holiday for the upcoming Idul Fitri festive
season.

The workers threw stones at the plant and burned a Toyota
Kijang van and a Daihatsu Carry minivan after the management did
not show up.

Dozens of security personnel were hastily deployed at the
site.

The workers pledged to continue their protest until their
demands were fulfilled. (41/asa)