Wage regulations largely unheeded

Wage regulations largely unheeded

TEGAL, Central Java: Up to 75 percent of companies in the
province fail to pay the Rp 2,700 (US$1.2) minimum daily wage to
workers as regulations require.

The violations of the minimum wage regulation could incite
industrial strikes in the future, the head of the labor section
of the provincial manpower office, Rudjito, warned yesterday.

He said his office planned take actions to make companies
abide by the regulations and improve communications between
workers, employers and the government.

He described the labor conditions in the province as
deplorable, with many companies paying their workers Rp 1,500 per
day, Antara reported.(rms)