Two-day strike at Menteng Hotel

Two-day strike at Menteng Hotel

JAKARTA (JP): A second strike by more than 200 workers of Menteng Hotel I on Jl. Gondangdia, Central Jakarta, was staged yesterday.

The first strike, which ended on Sunday evening, was triggered by the management's refusal of the workers' demands on wages and benefits and the rejection of a request to form a union.

Sujito Tamtomo, head of the Jakarta branch of the All Indonesian Workers Union Federation, said a union branch was formed on Sunday evening with Ahmad Habib as the elected chairman and Sugiono as his deputy.

Sujito and an employee who requested anonymity said employees staged the second strike because the management suspended Ahmad and Sugiono indefinitely.

The hotel management, PT Menteng Sarana Wisata, was not available for comment. (anr)