[ETAN-key] Victory for Securicor Indonesia Labor Union/ASPEK

[John M Miller]

I wanted to share some exciting news from Jakarta 
– the Securicor Indonesia workers have WON!

It had been a tense few days, in which the union 
told us that police were demolishing their camp 
at the Securicor Indonesia office and arresting 
protesters.  (See 
<http://www.labourstart.org/>http://www.labourstart.org/ 
for a photo of the Securicor Indonesia office, 
covered in banners and posters, as it’s looked 
for the last month.)  Then, after a long day of 
bargaining, the union reported that the company 
had agreed to pay severance (2 x PMTK, ie, double 
the minimum severance under Indonesian law) plus 
11 months salary to more than 150 workers who 
were illegally fired in May 2005. Today, the 
company began handing over checks to the 
workers.  More information will be available soon 
at <http://www.focusongroup4securicor.com/>www.focusongroup4securicor.com.

This is a huge victory for the union.  To me, it 
really speaks to what a strong group of workers 
can achieve with the support of a good union 
federation, great lawyers, other domestic allies, and international support.

Thank you all for your help, from wise counsel to 
mobilizing your organizations, on this campaign.

Here at SEIU we’re working to keep the momentum 
going and make a difference in Uganda, India, and 
the other places where we’ve heard reports of 
Group 4 Securicor violating national law and 
human rights – including the United States.   I’m 
looking forward to continuing to coordinate with 
you all on this international G4S campaign and 
the struggle for the rights of Indonesian workers.

In solidarity,
Jess Champagne

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Jessica Champagne
Service Employees International Union
office: +1-202-730-7836
cell: +1-202-256-8549
<http://www.seiu.org>www.seiu.org
www.focusongroup4securicor.com