Workers complain about late salaries

BOGOR: Temporary staff at the Bogor regency administration are upset about late salaries.

"Very often we are paid late. We haven't received our salaries yet this month. How can we meet our basic needs?" said Darman, 29, who has worked for two years for the administration.

He said temporary staff at the regency's housing, planning, and urban development agencies had not been paid for the past two months.

The head of one of the agencies refused to discuss the matter, only saying, "You should ask the BPKAD (the regency's financial management board) because they are in charge of salaries."

BPKAD secretary Janner Simanjuntak said the late salaries were caused by late reports from the agencies. "But we will settle the matter as soon as possible," he promised.

There are about 4,000 temporary staff employed by the regency, with salaries ranging from Rp 175,000 to Rp 250,000 (US$19 to $27) per month. --JP