Dini Mawuntyas, Jakarta – Around three hundred workers demonstrated at the Regional House of Representatives in Surabaya East Java to demand rise on low pay.

The demo was organized by the Congress of Indonesian Trade Union Alliance (KASBI) urging the regional legislators to mediate negotiation to increase wage with their employers and the Surabaya city administration.

Workers demanded a regional minimum wage at Rp 1,5 million per month while the city administration set the minimum pay in the city at Rp 964 thousand (US$96.59). Workers said the current inflation has stretched their low income beyond limit.

Workers also demanded the regional representatives to summon PT Propindo Megah Tama, PT Istana Tiara Surabaya, and PT Fastfood Indonesia for not fulfilling the rights of hundreds of workers on oter violation of workers right, saying the regional labor office have failed to impose strict measures against employers.