Palembang – Thousands of contract workers employed at schools in South Sulawesi marched on the provincial administration building Friday, demanding the full time status of civil servant.

Protest coordinator Adrian said the protesters were employed as non-permanent school staff for a long time but had still not been promoted to civil servants.

He placed the number of non-education staffers in South Sulawesi at 4,017. They are paid only Rp 500,000 a month, Adrian added.

"The allowance is nowhere near enough to meet daily needs, particularly for those who have families. We ask the provincial administration to meet our demands. We also urge them to improve our welfare with subsidies."