Workers occupy manpower office

Workers occupy manpower office

PEKANBARU, Riau: Nearly 2,000 workers of PT Tripatra, a contractor of U.S. oil firm Caltex, who face dismissal on Wednesday occupied the regional office of the manpower ministry.

They stayed at the office because a meeting between representatives of the workers and the manpower office failed to reach an agreement regarding their fate.

Nainggolan, one of the workers, said the company had planned to downsize the number of workers by offering them a generous severance package, but many of the employees rejected the offer.

They would have resumed their work, but the manpower office delayed the process.

"We are here to question why the manpower office keeps our fate hanging in the balance," Nainggolan added. -- Antara