Labor protests provoked

Labor protests provoked

SEMARANG, Central Java: Out of the 20 labor protests this year, some 40 percent are "impure" because the workers were instigated by other parties, an official charged.

Head of the local office for the Ministry of Manpower H.R. Djiyanto told Antara that labor unrest this year has been "more controllable" compared to last year.

However, "we still need to be alert over the possibility of protests which are engineered by political interests," he said.

He said the governments plan to increase daily wages next year will help limit workers' protests next year. (swe)