Jakarta (AFP). President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Union (KSPI) Said Iqbal will fight for a minimum wage hike of 30% per year or up to 100% in 2015. According to the minimum wage of the average worker in Indonesia is still below Malaysia, the Philippines to Thailand.
"Our target workers get paid an average of $ 3 million / month. Salaries average we are still under Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Thai there an average salary of Rp 2.7 million / month, while the Philippines USD 2.5 - 2.6 million / month. target us up 30% for the next 3 years until 2015 to reach 100%, "said Said Iqbal at Gren Alia Hotel Jakarta, Thursday (27/12).
In addition, the response to cold Said statement will be many employers who cover related companies UMP 40-70% increase in 2013. Said even argue, the news has not gotten thousands of companies will be closed due to rising UMP.
"We have not been there and have not heard of and reporting thousands of companies will close and 900 thousand workers will be subject to layoff. Was our expectation as pressure is suspension of the minimum wage," he said.
Some time ago, located in Building Apindo Jakarta, Apindo chairman Sofjan Wanandi said there are thousands of companies, especially labor-intensive companies will close because of rising UMP reach 40-70% in 2013.
According to him, from 1312 as the company threatened to close, the province of West Java is the most widely followed companies covering 384 Jakarta as many as 378 companies. (dtc)