Textile workers demand higher pay

Textile workers demand higher pay

BANDUNG: Some 400 workers of textile factory PT Yutica Loka
Kencana marched to the local legislative council building on
Tuesday demanding that management pay the new wage of Rp 286,000
per month made effective April 1 as stipulated by a Ministry of
Manpower decree.

The workers said they receive Rp 260,000 and the management
had yet to grant menstrual leave for woman workers. "This is our
right," Reni, who has worked for the company for seven years,
said.

Reni said many fellow workers had to go to work despite
menstruation pain.

"They come to work for awhile and then leave because they feel
ill. Unfortunately, the management does not allow us to do that.
They even cut our wages," Reni said. (25/sur)