Many workers dismissed

Many workers dismissed

BANDUNG: More than 5,600 workers in West Java have been
dismissed in the past six years for various reasons, a local
official said Wednesday.

The number only includes dismissals reported to the provincial
manpower office between 1989 and March 1996, chief of the West
Java manpower office Wazir Nuri said.

During the period, he said, the local government handled 29
labor disputes that ended in mass dismissals.

The office recorded 187 industrial disputes, most sparked by
workers' demand for higher pay and bonuses and better facilities.

"Labor disputes are just natural. What counts is how the
conflict is managed and amicably solved," he was quoted by Antara
as saying. (pan)