[asia-apec 373] Indonesian worker leader dismissed

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To: asia-apec at jca.or.jp
From: Yakoma-PGI <yakoma at cbn.net.id>
Subject: indonesian worker leader dismissed
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 17:09:19 +0700

4 March 1997


UP DATE
OF INDONESIAN WORKER LEADER
DISMISSED IN KOLON LANGGENG COMPANY


Dear Friends,

Thank for the solidarity responses that so far I have been received from the
Netherlands, Korea NGOs and ALARM networking regarding the case of Mr.
Suharyono and member of his Trade Union. Following are the current situation
of Kolon Langgeng case :

1. The hearing of the case at the Administration Court still going on with
the lately agenda is witness testimony.

2. Central Board of Federation SPSI support Suharyono in his case by
revoking the decision a pointing new successor and willing to testify in the
court.

3. The Central Industrial Dispute Settlement Committee or P4P decided that
Suharyono have to return to his job and the company has to pay his salary
from the September 1996 until now. So far, there is no appeal from the
company to the Labour Ministry.

4. Since November 1996 the company have given such sanctions to the workers
who attended the hearing court or support Suharyono's case  as following : 
* Several workers have forced to sign a statement not to attend the
court,others got admonition letter (some get first adminition and the rest
get last adminition)  and a few has been shifting to the packing
division/warehouse/cleaning service;
* New office hours is setting up at 7.30 hours and there is no any reason
for coming late and or will get admonition letter. Before that workers can
come late with any reason;
* Prohibited to cross the queue while absent for go home and or will get
sanction;
* workers who question or complain about work or management treatment will
be admonited;
* Force to sign the statement that the problem of minimum regional wages has
been settled;
* Toilet using more stricted as they have to use a permission card and can
not stay longer more than 5 minutes in the toilet because the supervisor
will bang the door;
* Prohibition to bring the food in the factory. Previously workers are free
to bring their meals or snacks;
* Overtime is compulsory now;
* Group leader and supersivor increase their monitoring to the workers
activist and more strict control their works;
* Several workers who can not stand with the threaten circumstances hve been
resigned;
* Threaten working condition is still going on whereas some workers activist
are not easy to organize their member in the working place.  

5. Urgent,  One of sanction case currently happened is Waryono. He joins
Kolon Langgeng on August 19,1989 with the latest salary is Rp.5700 per day.
The company has dismissed him without any reason acceptable in 27 February
1997. According to him, in February 27, after overtime, he received
dismissal letter from General Manager cited that he has less loyal and less
responsibility. The facts are following :

13 November 1996 absent from work to attend the hearing court.
15 November 1996, he received shifting letter from sewing division to
houseware with the same wages without any reason.
16 November 1996 start working at the houseware without any problem
26 February 1997 attend the hearing court with other 274 workers whereas the
company become second defendent.
27 February 1997, received dismissal letter.

Therefore,  we are looking forward for your further solidarity to protest to
the Kolon Langgeng Company in Jakarta and Korea and Indonesia Labour
Ministry to end any threaten to the workers uphold their rights.

APPEALS TO :

1.Mr. Abdul Latief                                 2. Director
   Labour Ministry                                      Kolon Langgeng
 Company
  Jl. Gatot Subroto Kavling 51                    Jl. Raya Cakung Cilincing
  Jakarta  12950                                       KBN D 07
  Indonesia                                               Jakarta Utara
  Fax : (6221)5255628                               Fax no : (6221)4401219

                           
3. President of Kolon International Corporation
    No.45 Mugyo-Dong Chung-Gu
    Seoul
    Korea


Sincerely yours,
Carla June Natan
for Jakarta Urban Community Mission