Midwives wait for pay checks

Midwives wait for pay checks

PURBALINGGA, Central Java: Ninety-two midwives working in several villages in Purbalingga regency say they have not received their monthly pay checks since January.

The midwives, who have been working in the region for the last six months, visited the Purbalingga branch of Bank Rakyat Indonesia recently to inquire about their salaries. They were told that the bank had not received the money from the Central Java Health Office.

This is not the first time that their pay checks have arrived late.

"This is not our responsibility," Purbalingga Regent Soelarno said, commenting on the midwives' misfortune. "I feel sorry for them." (wah/imn)