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Garbage collectors launch strike in Depok
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Garbage trucks are parked along a street leading to the Cipayung trash disposal site in Depok, West Java, on Monday, as their drivers launched a strike demanding a better payment scheme. (kompas.com/Alsadad Rudi)
Garbage collectors in Depok, West Java, launched a strike on Monday to demand a better payment scheme.
They refused to operate and abandoned 120 trucks at a trash disposal site (TPA) in Cipayung, Depok.
Head of the Cipayung TPA, Iyay Gumelar, said only two trucks operated that day, carrying waste from a dumpsite on Jl. Margonda.
He added that majority of the drivers and their assistants staged a rally at the site instead.
The protestors demanded an increase in payment, particularly for overtime or work during official public holidays. Under the current scheme, drivers and their assistants are paid Rp 100,000 (US$7.49) and Rp 90,000 per day, respectively. (fac)
