Garment workers get bonus

Garment workers get bonus

BOGOR (JP): At least 2,000 workers of PT Busana Perkasa
Garment staged a demonstration on Wednesday, demanding bonus
payments which were promised by the company.

The protest ended peacefully four hours later when management
promised to give bonuses amounting to half of the workers'
monthly earnings.

Susanti, an assistant supervisor, said the workers' union
repeatedly demanded the management make good on its promise.

"The company's failure to keep its promise led to widespread
agreement among the workers to stage this demonstration," she
said.

Seno, head of the company's human resources department, said
management was unable to meet the demand because of falling
revenue. He denied accusations that high-ranking employees had
received the bonus. (21/06)