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)