Labor problems

Labor problems

From Suara Pembaruan

Workers' demonstrations are on the increase. A demonstration is always related to the problem of workers' survival, and as such it concerns the issue of the minimum wage.

As a social group, the workers are responsible for the survival of their families and the society as a whole. They are fully aware that being employed they can take care of themselves and do not have to trouble other members of the society.

This sense of responsibility serves as a strong motivation for someone to work in order to be able to satisfy the basic needs of life which in turn provide a feeling of security. This security will be upset if injustice prevails in the working environment. Practices of injustice may lead to instability in the workers' minds which influences their morale, even though productivity is still maintained. In such a condition the workers' emotion is prone to agitation.

The problems of workers cannot be settled through mathematics or military power, but by applying human values and improving the societal mentality. In other words, a sociological approach is the best way to solve human problems.

YULIAWAN PRAKOSO

Jakarta