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State-owned firms yet to pay Idul Fitri bonuses to outsourced workers
Hundreds of outsourced employees from a number of state-owned companies have yet to receive their Idul Fitri bonuses
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Hundreds of outsourced employees from a number of state-owned companies have yet to receive their Idul Fitri bonuses.
State-Owned Companies Workers Movement (Geber BUMN) coordinator Ari Sigit said the companies included pharmaceutical manufacturer PT Kimia Farma, electricity provider PT PLN and gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN).
"There are 843 outsourced employees at PLN who have not received their bonuses. They are divided between several branches, namely Jakarta, Bekasi, Cianjur, West Nusa Tenggara [NTB], Yogyakarta and Semarang," he said in Jakarta on Thursday as quoted by kontan.co.id.
Fahmi, an outsourced worker who has worked for PGN for the past eight years, said he had been fighting for his rights, but added that he had not even received a response from the company.
Separately, Rieke Dyah Pitaloka, a member on House of Representatives Commission IX overseeing manpower,urged the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry to immediately impose sanctions against the firms.
"The government needs to implement a tight monitoring system because a lot of companies fail to pay Idul Fitri bonuses. Companies always make the excuse not to pay bonuses to outsourced staff because they are not permanent workers," Rieke said. (nfo)
