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Ribuan Karyawan Freeport Mogok Kerja Penulis : Folmer Marisi Senin, 04 Juli 2011 17:20 WIB JAYAPURA--MICOM: Ribuan karyawan PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), Papua, Senin (4/7), mogok kerja. Pemogokan massal dipicu gagalnya negosiasi manajemen yang difasilitasi Pemerintah Kabupaten (Pemkab) Mimika dan pemecatan karyawan dengan alasan tak jelas. Sejak Senin pagi, sekitar 2.000 karyawan telah berkumpul di Kuala Kencana menunggu kedatangan ribuan karyawan lainnya yang bertugas di areal tambang Tembagapura yang berkelompok turun ke jalan menuju kota Timika. Para karyawan turun dengan berjalan kaki dari Tembagapura menuju pusat kota yang berjarak sekitar 60 kilometer. Aksi mogok massal berawal saat Serikat Pekerja Kimia, Energi dan Pertambangan meminta manajemen PTFI menggelar perundingan bersama guna membahas Perjanjian Kerja Bersama (PKB). Namun, manajemen menolak tuntutan yang disuarakan para pekerja. Bahkan, enam karyawan yang tercatat sebagai pengurus serta Ketua SPSI karyawan PTFI dipecat manajemen PTFI. Wakil Sekertaris SPSI PTFI, Obed Ratulobo, mengatakan, pemecatan karyawan yang juga pengurus serikat pekerja dianggap manajemen perusahaan tidak sah. Juru Bicara PTFI Ramdani Sirait menjelaskan manajemen PTFI akan menggelar perundingan bersama perwakilan karyawan terkait Perjanjian Kerja Bersama untuk periode 2 tahun ke depan mulai Oktober mendatang. "Perusahaan mengimbau agar para karyawan kembali bekerja sambil menunggu waktu perundingan yang telah dijadwalkan nanti," ujarnya. (OL-12 +++++ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_687077.html Jul 4, 2011 Indonesian workers strike at Freeport mine Thousands of workers kicked off a week-long strike at Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia on Monday, demanding higher wages and protesting the dismissal of their union leaders. -- PHOTO: REUTERS TIMIKA - THOUSANDS of workers kicked off a week-long strike at Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia on Monday, demanding higher wages and protesting the dismissal of their union leaders. The US mining giant insisted the work stoppage at the Grasberg mine in the remote province of Papua would not affect production. Grasberg is one of the world's largest gold and copper mines, but has frequently seen violent worker protests, while environmental groups complain of alleged pollution and unfair distribution of profits. A union official said up to 10,000 workers from the mine were expected to join the strike after labor groups and management failed to re-negotiate contracts seeking wage increases from $1.80 to $15 (S$2.20 to S$18.40) per hour. 2,000 workers dressed in their work clothes and wearing red ribbons started gathering in front of the mine's gates on the first day of their peaceful sit-in. Thousands of other striking workers, marching from the company's mine area Tembagapura, were expected to join the strikers, though union officials said some roads were being blocked by police, slowing their journey. Freeport's spokesman in Indonesia, Ramdani Sirait, told The Associated Press that the strike was illegal. He urged workers to return to their jobs while the company continued to hold talks with union leaders to address their grievances. -- AP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
