Semarang workers go strike

Semarang workers go strike

SEMARANG, Central Java: Hundreds of workers of baking factory
PT Swiss Bakery staged a demonstration at the Central Java
Provincial Legislative Council, demanding the management reemploy
their dismissed fellow workers.

Asih, secretary to the company labor union, said workers went
on strike after the management reneged on their promise to
reemploy the dismissed workers.

"The management had agreed to reemploy the dismissed workers
on Oct. 11 but it failed to fulfill the agreement as the
dismissed workers were not allowed to return to work," she said.

She said the management's commitment to reemploy the workers
was part of 11 points agreed upon in recent negotiations between
Swiss Bakery and the workers union.

She said other points included the inclusion of workers in a
social security program, the enforcement of the minimum wage, the
provision of a meal allowance and overtime pay.