'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