Hundreds of mining contractor employees stage lay off protest
Wednesday, March 8 2000 - 04:00 AM WIB
At least some 200 former employees of PT Sumber Mitra Jaya, a contractor of state owned coal mining firm PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam, staged a massive demonstration on Tuesday at the latter's headquarters in Muara Enim regency, South Sumatera.
The protesters demanded Sumber Mitra to provide a better compensation.
They also demanded the company to explain why they've been laid off. The protesters rejected the company's reason that the lay off was unavoidable because its contract with Bukit Asam had expired. (*)