Cikarang, Bekasi – Labor unions have canceled the massive protest scheduled for today after an agreement was reached late on Sunday night with the employers association.
Obon Tabroni, the head of the Bekasi workers union, said on Monday that they reached four points of agreement with the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and the Bekasi administration in a meeting at Sahid Hotel in Jakarta on Sunday.
First, the wage settlement will be done outside of courts.
Second, Apindo Bekasi will withdraw its lawsuit challenging the Bekasi administration's minimum wage increase. Apindo has taken the Bekasi municipal authority to court for approving a minimum monthly wages ranging from Rp 1,491,866 to Rp 1,849,913 ($164-$203) for the region, up from Rp 1,420,000.
Third, the workers will cancel their planned demonstration on Monday if Apindo withdraws its lawsuit. A massive rally last Wednesday closed a local access road and prevented hundreds of vehicles from entering the industrial zone.
And fourth, both parties will inform their respective members of the agreement.