Workers want higher bonus

Workers want higher bonus

JAKARTA (JP): Around 60 workers of PT Aneka Medium Garment filed a complaint with the Ministry of Manpower yesterday demanding a higher Idul Fitri bonus.

The spokesman for the workers, Yasufi told the Director of Labor Standards Sabar Sianturi on Tuesday that the management had planned to give them a 30-working day bonus based on their daily minimum wages of Rp 4,600.

They are demanding a one-month-salary bonus. As contract workers they earn a monthly salary of between Rp 400,000 ($180) and Rp 600,000 per person.

The head of the Quality Productivity and Wage Affairs Division of the All Indonesia Workers' Union Federation, Wilhelmus Bhoka, was quoted by Antara yesterday as saying that the Lebaran bonus for contract workers is one month's salary with the amount calculated by their salary over the last three months.

He said many companies have already given bonuses to their workers but some have failed to count the amount based on the labor regulations.

The minister of manpower has announced that the bonuses should be delivered two weeks prior to the Idul Fitri holiday.

He called on companies to do this to avoid workers' strikes. (03)