More than 700 members of International Metalworkers Federation (IFM)-affiliate Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) have been on strike at PT Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia since April 16, after the company refused to recognize the collective labour agreement signed both by the union and management. Toshiba Indonesia also fired 15 elected trade union leaders at the plant despite stern recommendations from the Indonesian government to withdraw threats of employment termination.
More than 700 members of International Metalworkers' Federation (IFM)-affiliate Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) have been on strike at PT Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia since April 16, after the company refused to recognize the collective labour agreement signed both by the union and management. Toshiba Indonesia also fired 15 elected trade union leaders at the plant despite stern recommendations from the Indonesian government to withdraw threats of employment termination. In May the situation intensified as police and 30 hired thugs attacked strikers outside the company gates. As of to date, the conflict has not yet been resolved.
The IMF is calling on all affiliates to urge Toshiba to resolve this dispute quickly and fairlyand to ensure that fundamental labour rights are protected and respected at all Toshiba worksites.
Also, the IMF calls on its affiliates to provide financial support to struggling Toshiba Indonesia union members who have been locked out of the plant with no wages or healthcare benefits since April.
