Hotel workers go on strike

Hotel workers go on strike

DENPASAR, Bali: Hundreds of employees of the Kartika Plaza
Hotel in Kuta, 15 kilometers south of Denpasar, have gone on
strike in protest at unfair treatment meted out by managers in
the hotel.

The strikers called for a number of their managers to be
dismissed for "treating staff inhumanely", Antara reported on
Tuesday.

The strike, which began at 8 a.m., brought the five star hotel
to a standstill, the agency said.

An employee who requested anonymity said the hotel's workforce
was angered by the arbitrary dismissal of many workers and
complained that they were not given their statutory health
allowances.

Later in the day, the hotel's management went into a closed
meeting with the union and officials from the local office of the
Ministry of Manpower.