Former employee deceives workers

Former employee deceives workers

JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested a former employee of state-
owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom office in Jakarta for
deceiving at least 13 would-be job applicants, a Telkom executive
said yesterday.

Deputy head of the Jakarta office Jimmy R. Villanueva quoted
the victims as saying that they had paid the alleged suspect,
identified only as RH, between Rp 350,000 (US$76) and Rp 2
million each to get them employment at Telkom.

"After collecting the fees, RH promised them jobs at PT Telkom
with certain salaries," Jimmy said.

All of the victims were either high school or university
graduates who lived in the same neighborhood as RH. That is
Kelapa Dua in the Cimanggis district in Bogor, he said.

Because he had worked for Telkom, RH knew the company's
recruitment system and procedures which made it easier for him to
get his alleged victims to believe him, said Jimmy.

He arrested recently after 13 people reported the case to
Jimmy's office.

Jimmy called on the public to be wary of any Telkom job offers
being made by irresponsible people.

"Recruitment in our company is always announced in the printed
media and applicants are never required to pay," he said. (jun)