The Workers Demo 3 October 2012

The workers threatened a nationwide strike on October 3, 2012 when the demands removal systems outsourcing, low wages declined, and the implementation of health insurance is not granted.

"We will strike work that God willing we will do on October 3 to October 20, 2012, if there is no response from the government," said the coordinator of Action of the Council of Labor Workers Indonesia (MPBI) Silitonga line, while a rally in the office of Manpower in Jakarta, Thursday (09/27/2012).

According to the line, remove the system demands of outsourcing that has been imposed, because it is not in accordance with law. Therefore, they do not want any more workers employed by outsourcing system in the informal sector, formal, manufacturing or non-manufacturing.

"Actually, Secretary (minister Muhaimin Iskandar) has issued a moratorium on outsourcing. Yet it is precisely because it prohibits disappoint us a new outsourcing company, while the long and still allowed to violate the rules," he regrets.

Regarding low wages, Classified ask minister to provide decent wages according to the daily lives of workers. In addition, the government also required to impose health insurance to all the people of Indonesia.

"According to the law, January 1, 2014 all Indonesian citizens eligible for health insurance, not in 2019 as mentioned by the President in State Budget memorandum on 16 August," said Line.

Classified workers call the action in front of the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday (27/09/2012) This is an act of warming up before a nationwide strike scheduled to be held on October 3, 2012. The plan is about 2.8 million workers from all over Indonesia will go on strike if there is no response from the government.
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