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19 April, 2001IMF regional conference issues statement demanding those responsible be brought to justice.
INDONESIA: The following is a statement issued by the 10th IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Conference concerning the March 29th violent attack on striking workers at PT Kadera, which ended with the murder of two workers:
The more then 130 delegates from 18 countries attending the 10th IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on April 20-21, 2001, are outraged by the attack on peaceful strikers at the PT Kadera plant in Indonesia.
PT Kadera, a company owned by 90 per cent Japanese interest, produces car seats and is located in the East Jakarta industrial area.
On March 16, 2001, about 400 workers from this plant went on strike to demand a wage increase and improved conditions of employment. The workers there are being paid less than the national minimum wage.
On March 29, 2001, at 3:00 a.m., more than 400 unidentified persons (using the name of FMCI) attacked the peaceful strikers, using knives, metal rods, stones, guns and bombs. Most of the strikers were asleep at that time.
The attack killed two (2) unionists and left 21 injured.
This conference condemns the brutal crime against the workers.
It demands that the criminals who attacked the strikers and those who planned the attack be brought to justice quickly.
It demands that the company immediately enter into serious negotiations with the union to provide workers with justice.
It calls on the Indonesian government to actively implement ILO Conventions and act to prevent these outrageous anti-worker and anti-union attacks.
It expresses solidarity to the brave strikers who are fighting for their rights.
It sympathises with the family of those two brave workers who sacrificed their lives for the working people.
The more then 130 delegates from 18 countries attending the 10th IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on April 20-21, 2001, are outraged by the attack on peaceful strikers at the PT Kadera plant in Indonesia.
PT Kadera, a company owned by 90 per cent Japanese interest, produces car seats and is located in the East Jakarta industrial area.
On March 16, 2001, about 400 workers from this plant went on strike to demand a wage increase and improved conditions of employment. The workers there are being paid less than the national minimum wage.
On March 29, 2001, at 3:00 a.m., more than 400 unidentified persons (using the name of FMCI) attacked the peaceful strikers, using knives, metal rods, stones, guns and bombs. Most of the strikers were asleep at that time.
The attack killed two (2) unionists and left 21 injured.
This conference condemns the brutal crime against the workers.
It demands that the criminals who attacked the strikers and those who planned the attack be brought to justice quickly.
It demands that the company immediately enter into serious negotiations with the union to provide workers with justice.
It calls on the Indonesian government to actively implement ILO Conventions and act to prevent these outrageous anti-worker and anti-union attacks.
It expresses solidarity to the brave strikers who are fighting for their rights.
It sympathises with the family of those two brave workers who sacrificed their lives for the working people.