Bandung – Dozens of National Labor Confederation (KSN) members held an evening vigil at the Gedung Sate gubernatorial office in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday night to mourn the death of Marsinah, a labor activist who was kidnapped and found dead on May 8, 1993.

Speakers at the vigil provided orations, while mourners held up posters that read "Marsinah, an Indonesian Labor Hero".

Marsinah was allegedly killed due to her campaigns for higher wages at the company she worked for, PT Catur Putra Surya in Sidoarjo, East Java. Her body allegedly showed strong signs of torture.

Her death was registered in the International Labor Organization's list of notable labor-related deaths, Antara news agency reported on Tuesday. (png)