INDONESIA: Textile Workers Strike Over Pay Rise
Thousands of workers from leading textile manufacturer PT Great River International refused to work for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as they hold out for a 40 per cent pay rise. Employees at the plant in Cibinong, Bogor, want their monthly wages increased from Rp 412,000 to Rp 576,000 and also want the pay increase in full and not spread over four stages as suggested by the firm.