Surabaya tops 2005 minimum wage

SURABAYA: East Java Governor Imam Utomo has signed a decree on minimum wage in 38 cities across the province, with Surabaya municipality ranking the highest.

The new minimum wage will take effect in January 2005, said East Java Manpower Office head M. Djaelani.

Only workers who have been working less than a year are eligible for the new minimum wage, according to the decree.

Surabaya tops the minimum wage next year with each eligible worker should receive Rp 578,500 each month, while the lowest was Trenggalek regency with Rp 336,000 per month. -- JP