Indonesia - Contract agency fires workers for joining a union – but port management then hires them permanently

In May 2016, contract company West Point Security Agency fired eight workers for joining the Port Tarahan Lampung Union (SPTT TL), affiliated to the FSP2KI. A further four workers were transferred to different positions. The company supplies Tanjungenim Lestari with security workers in the Lampung port. According to West Point management, security workers had no right to join the SPTT TL, a union which organises both port and security workers.

There was good news, however. The FSP2KI launched a rally on 15 June 2016, calling for the reinstatement of the dismissed security workers. Following a meeting with the management of Kaliguma, which manages the Lampung port (for Tanjungenim Lestari), all 12 workers were reinstated and are now employed directly by PT. Kaliguma.

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