Workers rally for better welfare

Workers rally for better welfare

TANGERANG (JP): At least 75 workers from jeans dyeing and
washing firm PT Garmenindo Jasa Pratama in Jatiuwung district
here staged a rally on Wednesday to demand welfare improvements.

They marched eight kilometers from their factory in the
Kroncong industrial estate to the Tangerang office of the
Ministry of Manpower.

They demanded a wage increase and a reduction in their work
shifts from three a day to two.

Also among their demands is a transportation allowance of Rp
2,000 a day, daily meal allowance of Rp 2,000, two-day
menstruation leave and three months maternity leave.

An employee of the manpower office who asked not to be named
said the firm's executive, Alay alias Nurmin, did his best to
improve workers' welfare. The official declined to identify the
measures.

Manpower office chief Apon Suryana urged the workers to settle
their dispute amicably with their employer.

"They should not stage a rally if the two parties have good
communication," Apon said. (41/jun)