Tangerang – Hundreds of workers of shoe producer PT Dongha Perkasa staged a rally at the Tangerang Municipal Council building on Wednesday starting at around 10:30 a.m., demanding their right to better welfare.

Indra Plasa of the Manpower Legal Aid Institute, who accompanied the workers, said that the workers demanded that the company management enroll them in the state-run insurance company PT Jamsostek's social security insurance scheme.

He also said they demanded that the management make clear rules because many workers, who had been working for 10 years, still had to sign yearly contracts.

"The company does not even give overtime pay. It's not fair," groaned Achmad Yani, one of the 1,500 workers of the company that produces Umbro shoes.

"If the management fails to meet our demands, we will stay here and continue our rally," he threatened, adding that all the workers were prepared to risk losing their jobs.

He said he doubted the company was facing financial difficulties because it still received orders and its exports ran smoothly. "Last month, the company paid our salary in installments," he said.