Tangerang – Some 500 workers of plywood producer PT Panah Forest Perkasa at Cikupa Mas Industrial Plant continued their strike Wednesday, bringing production to a halt.

The work stoppage, which started Monday morning, is to demand the company – which is located in Cikupa district, Tangerang regency – improve conditions for workers.

"The management must pay us on time, not late as usual," strike coordinator, Hari, said, adding that other demands included minimum wage salaries and full-time jobs for contract workers.

While the company has agreed to two of the workers' demands, it has yet to agree to abolish contract work at the plant, Hari said.

"We won't return to work until the management meets all our demands." The company's officials have refused to meet journalists.