Workers protest Manpower Law

Workers protest Manpower Law

SURABAYA: Some 1,500 workers staged a protest at the East Java
governor's office here on Saturday, demanding that the government
and legislators revoke Manpower Law No. 13/2003.

Agus Haryanto, coordinator of the Indonesian Workers Union
Congress, said the law did not side with workers, so it should be
revoked.

In particular, Agus said, one article allowed employers to
outsource projects to contract workers, which meant a company
could employ fewer permanent workers. Furthermore, contract
workers themselves were vulnerable, as an employer could cut
their contract without prior notice or severance pay. -- JP