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PT Sarasa Balaraja (Update)Good News!In the last interim report of the Worker Rights Consoritum, it was reported that PT Sarasa Balaraja (now PT Panca Brothers Swakarsa), a garment production facility in Balaraja (Northwest Jakarta), Indonesia was unlawfully closed by its parent company as a means of preventing the factory union from completing wage negotiations and was in the process of being re-opened after a long remediation process spearheaded by the Clean Clothes Campaign, CLR, and the WRC. We are very pleased to report that as of August 2005 PT Sarasa Balaraja has now fully complied with its commitment to reinstate all of the 800 previously illegally terminated employees that were interested in returning. Approximately 700 employees returned, while the other 100 either took up employment at other locations or choose to take severance instead. In some instances PT Sarasa Balaraja Management also helped former employees find work at new factories.
The WRC is also pleased that the factory’s orders seem to be stabilizing and the workers are hopeful that factory conditions will be stable enough soon that they can resume the formation of their union. As the factory’s orders continue to stabilize, the WRC and other organizations will continue to monitor the broader, basic code compliance issues (such as occupational health and safety, wages, hours and overtime) and address any concerns that arise as needed. |
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