Workers demand better welfare, milk

Workers demand better welfare, milk

TANGERANG: After a three-day rally, some 900 factory workers
of PT Hancook Ceramics Indonesia, in the Pasar Kemis district of
Tangerang, went on strike from Friday to Saturday demanding
improvement in welfare benefits.

Jejen, one of the workers, said on Saturday that the rally was
initiated by workers in the printing department, who demanded the
management to fulfill its promise to provide a glass of milk for
workers each day as a dietary supplement, because they worked
with chemicals that could affect their health.

Since the management did not respond positively, workers from
other departments demonstrated their solidarity by joining the
strike, he said.

He added that the management had also failed to fulfill their
promise to improve the workers' welfare through the provision of
transportation allowances and other benefits. -- JP