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East Java announces regional minimum wages

| Fri, 11/20/2009 1:06 PM
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SURABAYA: East Java Governor Soekarwo announced the province's municipal and regency minimum wages Wednesday as stipulated by the gubernatorial regulation.

The highest wage of Rp 1,031,500 (US$110) was given to Surabaya municipality, while the lowest wage of Rp 630,000 was given to Pacitan regency.

The provincial administration's assistant overseeing public welfare, Hary Soegiri, said the governor had taken into account the deliberation process at the province's payment body before announcing the wages.

Of the 38 regencies and municipalities in the province, seven have a minimum wage of more than Rp 1 million.

They are the municipalities of Surabaya and Malang and the regencies of Malang, Gresik, Mojokerto, Sidoarjo and Pasuruan. - JP

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