Companies to operate normally during strike

Companies to operate normally during strike

JAKARTA (JP): The Manpower Ministry has expressed appreciation for the decision made by the boards of directors of two garment companies in Bogor to continue their operational activities amid strikes staged by their workers.

"We really appreciate the decision made by the management of the factories which initially planned to stop their activities because of the strikes," Suwarto, a top official of the Manpower Ministry, told Antara yesterday.

At first the companies' owners decided to stop work at the factories because of the strike.

The owners of PT Rajabrana and PT Wisindo canceled their plans to close down during the strike following a meeting with officials of the Manpower Ministry who summoned them to discuss the reason for the strikes.

The companies' owners will not be taking action against the striking workers.

The workers demanded that the companies stop deducting income tax from their salaries. (bas)