Ulum, Jakarta – Thousands of workers of the state steel producer Krakatau Steel rallied outside the Cilegon Regional Legislator's office on Tuesday (2/2) to demand immediate completion of interest payment from workers insurance account managed by the regional authorities.

Head of the Krakatau Stel Workers Union Isomudin said the total interest from their insurance accounts reached about Rp14 billion which partially had been distributed. "There are 4,000 workers who entitled for the interest," Isomudin said after the rally, explaining that every worker have received so far about Rp4.5 million of their full right of Rp6 million.

They urged the Community Social Welfare Development Agency, a body under the regional manpower office to distribute remainings of the interest.

Workers also criticised the government's handling over their insurance and demanded the government to handover the insurance management to private companies, saying "Cirebon regional authorities do not qualified to manage the fund."

They also used the opportunity to slam four outsourcing companies which supply workers for Krakatau Steel for what the workers seen as the companies' failure in improving worker's condition.