Foreign water firm 'abused rights'

Foreign water firm 'abused rights'

JAKARTA: The Community of Tap Water Customers (Komparta) and
an individual consumer, Suta Widhya, reported tap water operator
PD PAM Jaya and its foreign partner Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) to the
National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Friday due
to their poor service to customers.

Komparta's Executive Director Amstrong Sembiring and Suta also
reported the city administration and the City Council for their
alleged involvement in depriving the rights of consumers to a
good water supply.

Komparta and Suta accused the two companies of violating human
rights. They demanded that Komnas HAM push tap water operators to
improve their service and push the administration and the council
to comply with the rulings issued by the Central Jakarta District
Court to freeze the water price hike. -- JP