Intervention vital for overdue wages

Intervention vital for overdue wages

PANDEGLANG, Banten (JP): Construction workers for a market
project in Pagelaran subdistrict here protested at the regent's
office on Tuesday, demanding the administration help to ensure
that their employer pay their wages and holiday bonuses.

In a meeting with deputy regent Mudjio, the workers complained
that the company had not paid their wages and bonuses, totaling
Rp 54 million (US$5,684).

As a result, the workers complained, they could not return to
visit their home towns for holidays.

According to the chairman of the Association of Indonesian
Employers, Aweng Maswari, who accompanied Mudjio, the project was
funded by the Japanese-based Overseas Economic Corporation Fund
(OECF).

"Up to Rp 230 million ($24,210.5) should have been allocated
for material costs, administration costs and wages," he said as
quoted by Antara

Mudjio, Aweng and chairman of the Indonesian Builders
Association (Gapensi) Iding, promised the workers that they would
discuss the issue with the company responsible. (hdn)