As per reports, thousands of workers in Subang Regency, West Java conducted factory sweeps and held a demonstration at the Subang Manpower Office and the Subang Regency Government Office on Thursday (12 November) to demand the signing of the District Wage Council decree.
Following are the details:
• Workers conducted sweeps across several factories in the Subang industrial area to urge companies to allow worker representatives to join the demonstration before marching in a convoy towards the Subang Manpower Office.
• The convoy and protest action blocked 02 lanes of the Kalijati-Subang Provincial Road, resulting in traffic congestion along the route.
• Security forces reportedly deployed hundreds of joint personnel from the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Indonesian National Police, the Public Order Agency, and Mobile Brigade Corps personnel from Company C Cikole Lembang, alongside a water cannon unit and a fire engine positioned on standby near the Subang Regent’s Office.
• Protesters had threatened to remain overnight at the government offices and hold a larger demonstration on Friday (13 November) if the decree was not signed.
• At approximately 1600 hours (local time) on Thursday (12 November), labour representatives from the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Union Alliances and the Head of the Subang Regional Labour Office confirmed that the District Wage Council decree had been signed.
• Following the signing of the decree, the District Wage Council will reportedly commence meetings next week leading up to a plenary session to determine the 2027 Subang Regency Minimum Wage.
• Labour representatives also announced plans to hold another demonstration at the Subang Manpower Office next week to monitor the Wage Council deliberations.
Categories: Civil Disturbances - Non-political Protests
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