'TVRI' staffer protests unfair treatment

'TVRI' staffer protests unfair treatment

JAKARTA: An employee of state-run television station TVRI has staged a hunger strike to protest what he considered unfair treatment by the firm's top executives.

Sjamsurridjal Irooth said on Tuesday that although it had been a year since the television station changed a from state-owned to a limited company, its top executives had not improved the livelihood of its employees.

"Instead, they lead extravagant lives, compared to ordinary staffers," he said.

He said a regular employee was paid Rp 1.5 million per month, a pale comparison to the up to Rp 40 million received by directors in monthly salaries and allowances. -- JP