Scores of people have been injured in a riot near the Indonesian capital Jakarta by several thousand workers from a shoe factory who were demanding higher wages.

The Republika daily says after a rally for better pay, workers went on a rampage, throwing objects at the factory which produces Nike shoes, and damaging vehicles.

One news agency says there were ten thousand workers involved, while another puts the number at four thousand.

The riot was quelled by hundreds of anti-riot police and military troops who were deployed to secure the factory compound.

Following a peaceful protest last Tuesday the company agreed to a small wage increase for the workers, but Republika quotes one worker as saying the riot was triggered by workers unhappy with the wage offer.