Bomer Pasaribu to lead SPSI

Bomer Pasaribu to lead SPSI

CARINGIN, West Java (JP): Bomer Pasaribu, the secretary- general of the All Indonesian Workers Union (SPSI), was elected to chair the government-backed organization during its congress this weekend.

Bomer, who replaces Imam Sudarwo, will head a presidium of SPSI leaders until the year 2000.

The congress was closed by Vice President Try Sutrisno yesterday.

The other members elected to the presidium were Marzuki Achmad, Datuk Bagindo, Tosari Wijaya, Wilhelmus Bokha and Atika Karwa. Andi Hisbuldin Patundru, the former chairman of SPSI's printing and media sectoral union, will become secretary-general

The presidium was elected after a marathon meeting, which lasted from Saturday night until Sunday evening at a secret place in Sukabumi, near here.

The congress also decided to transform the labor organization into a confederation of 13 sectoral unions, to set up a 17-member executive board, whose members will include those of the presidium, and a 30-member plenary board.

The plenary board will be made up of members representing the 13 sectoral unions.

Bomer said the four-day congress had decided on a number of programs to make the labor organization more professional and independent while improving the quality of workers and their welfare.

"Sectoral unions will play their roles in the front line for the workers interests while the federation will design the strategy and policy to make the organization more professional," he said. (rms)