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.