Ministry to intervene in dispute

Ministry to intervene in dispute

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Manpower has ordered its
regional office in Tangerang, 26 km west of here, to handle the
dispute between the management of a textile company and its
workers.

The conflict emerged after PT Jabatex, the textile company,
decided to inactivate its workers while paying them 40 percent of
their salary.

The workers rejected the plan and demanded a fair severance
allowance.

Since the conflict had not been solved by yesterday the
Ministry of Manpower issued the order to its local office in
Tangerang to settle the case, a press release of the ministry
said here yesterday.

The laborers worked for PT Eka Agung Cemerlang until the
company moved to Bekasi, an industrial town 30 km southwest of
here, last month. This company wanted to take the workers to
Bekasi but most of them turned down the proposal. PT Eka Agung
Cemerlang later transferred them to PT Jabatex. (03)