Street sweepers end strike

Street sweepers end strike

PEKANBARU, Riau: The streets here became cleaner on Friday
after hundreds of street sweepers ended the week-long strike
they called in response to rumors that some of them would be
dismissed.

The yellow-uniformed sweepers were again seen working
throughout the city, Antara news agency reported. The countless
plastic bags filled with trash which residents hung on their
fences while the workers were on strike disappeared on Friday.

The news agency reported the street sweepers returned to work
after the head of the municipality's sanitation agency, Chairul,
denied there were plans to dismiss the sweepers. (swe)