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Issue # 1399  18 February 2009
Indonesian:
Manager imprisoned for union-busting
An Indonesian union has won a historic case against
a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour
regulations.
The manager has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for
discriminating against union members in a court case brought by the Federation
of Indonesian Metalworkers Union (FSPMI).
Fathoni Prawata, local manager of electronic component manufacturer
PT Kim Jim Pasuruan (KJI), was imprisoned after being found guilty of a
number of union-busting tactics including unfair dismissal of union members.
KJI is a subsidiary of Japanese company King Jim Co Ltd.
According to FSPMI president Said Iqbal this is the first
time Indonesian courts have found management personnel guilty of violating
ILO Convention 98 and Indonesian labour law 21 and sentenced them appropriately.
FSPMI lodged the court case after Prawata unfairly dismissed
FSPMI members and refused to pay wages, bonuses and leave to workers who
demonstrated during negotiations for a collective agreement.
The case sets an important precedent. FSPMI hopes the decision
can assist other unions to take similar action and serve as a disincentive
for other anti-worker employers.
FSPMI is an affiliate of the International Metalworkers
Federation. 
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