Illegal unions established

SURABAYA, East Java (JP): The local administration suspects several entrepreneurs of illegally establishing labor union units of SPSI within their companies.

Governor assistant Masdoekie said on Saturday that these unions were apparently intended to meet the government's requirement while at the same time taking advantage of the ignorance of the laborers.

"Most of the entrepreneurs have appointed outsiders to lead labor unions," he said as quoted by Antara.

According to the provincial office of the Ministry of Manpower, only 60 percent of the 24,190 companies in the province have already established their own labor union units. (05)