Logistics agency sued for bad report

Logistics agency sued for bad report

TANGERANG: Some 26 district chiefs in Tangerang regency will
file a lawsuit against Banten provincial logistics agency for its
alleged inaccurate report on the distribution of rice for the
poor that had been submitted to the Tangerang Regency Council.

"The inaccurate report prompted the 26 district chiefs to
submit an official letter to Regent Ismet Iskandar, explaining
the real problem. We also have to fulfill the summons from the
council's commission B to clarify the issue," said Kresek
district chief, Antawirya, on Wednesday.

The agency reported that Kresek district still had Rp 112.5
million (US$13,235) of the fund that had not been distributed.
Antawirya denied the report, saying that his district only had Rp
14.5 million remaining of the fund.

Commission B chairman Suryadi said that the councillors
summoned the 26 district chiefs on Dec. 9 to clarify the agency's
reports.

"We fully support the district chiefs if they will file a
lawsuit against the agency. Such inaccurate reports have also
tainted the Tangerang regency's image," he said. -- JP

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Expats renovate elementary school
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Expats renovate elementary school

BOGOR: A group of foreigners have donated money to help
renovate SD Negeri Cibalung 2 state elementary school building on
the outskirts of Bogor regency. The officiation of the project
took place on Sunday.

Renovation project coordinator Herdiana Kiehl said in a
release made available to The Jakarta Post on Monday that
expatriates who were members of the Rancamaya Expatriates and the
Rotary Club Menteng Jakarta have also contributed money, to be
used to double the payment of teachers at the school, and to
provide one-year scholarships for poor students.

She declined to specify the amount of money donated.

The project is the third such project for the Rancamaya
Expatriates and the Rotary Club Menteng Jakarta. Their next
program is to renovate SD Negeri Cipicung 4 state elementary
school in Totopong village, also in Bogor, which is in poor
condition.

During Sunday's event, an official with the Bogor Education
Agency, H. Halilintar, said that around 1,600 elementary school
buildings in the regency needed renovation, but the regency
administration lacked the funds to do anything about their
condition. -- JP

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Workers protest at council building;
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Workers protest at council building;

TANGERANG: Hundreds of workers of shoe producer PT Dongha
Perkasa staged a rally at the Tangerang Municipal Council
building on Wednesday starting at around 10:30 a.m., demanding
their right to better welfare.

Indra Plasa of the Manpower Legal Aid Institute, who
accompanied the workers, said that the workers demanded that the
company management enroll them in the state-run insurance company
PT Jamsostek's social security insurance scheme.

He also said they demanded that the management make clear
rules because many workers, who had been working for 10 years,
still had to sign yearly contracts.

"The company does not even give overtime pay. It's not fair,"
groaned Achmad Yani, one of the 1,500 workers of the company that
produces Umbro shoes.

"If the management fails to meet our demands, we will stay
here and continue our rally," he threatened, adding that all the
workers were prepared to risk losing their jobs.

He said he doubted the company was facing financial
difficulties because it still received orders and its exports ran
smoothly.

"Last month, the company paid our salary in installments," he
said. -- JP