Hero workers rally for hike in salary

JAKARTA (JP): Over 1,000 staff members from at least 14 Hero supermarket outlets in Greater Jakarta staged a rally in front of the company's headquarters on Jl. M.T. Haryono in South Jakarta on Wednesday.

The workers, still in their white and blue uniforms, demanded a 50 percent hike in their monthly salary and the resignation of expatriates at the firm.

Hero executives promised to meet the demands soon.

The workers threatened to stage another massive rally on Thursday and said that they would invite their colleagues from the other 26 outlets should the employers fail to meet their demands again. (bsr)