JAKARTA, Aug 4 (Reuters)– More than 600 employees at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port have actually gone on strike and also might prolong the activity up untilAug 10, their union claimed on Friday, interfering with procedures at the most significant terminal of Indonesia’s busiest port.

The work union of PT Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) introduced the strike on Thursday requiring benefit repayments assured to employees by the firm, Nova Sofyan Hakim, chairman of the union informed Reuters.

JICT runs the biggest container terminal at Tanjung Priok, dealing with 70 percent of the port’s exports and also imports.

Twenty ships JICT was set up to manage have actually been rerouted for packing and also dumping at various other terminals because of the strike, the transportation ministry claimed in a declaration, including that the port’s tasks stayed regular.

“We have anticipated this by using the space in other terminals to avoid stagnation. Yesterday was a bit crowded, but today’s preparation is better,” the supervisor general of personalizeds, Heru Pambudi, informed Reuters.

Local media have actually reported container vehicles aligning on roadways to various other port entries due to the fact that the JICT entrance was secured.

JICT Vice President Director Riza Erivan informed Metro television that employees’ needs need to be resolved via a discussion.

“This is an industrial relation problem. We want this to be put in a legal context, through a tripartite dialogue that can also be brought up to the Industrial Relations Court,” Erivan claimed.

The Jakarta federal government will certainly start moderating the conflict in between the union and also JICT administration on Friday, workforce authorities Dwi Untoro claimed, as priced estimate by media.

Union chairman Hakim has actually not yet talked about the arbitration procedure, however he claimed striking employees got a caution letter from the firm on Friday requiring they return to function.

Indonesia’s exports and also imports acquired in June on an annual basis for the very first time in 9 months and also authorities criticized seasonal elements. Cumulatively, in the very first fifty percent of this year, exports and also imports climbed 14 percent and also 10 percent, specifically, mirroring a recuperation in outside profession for Southeast Asia’s biggest economic situation.

The employees’ union had actually prepared to strike in May to oppose versus a cut in their advantages, however aborted the activity after getting to an arrangement with the firm.

JICT is regulated by Hong Kong- based Hutchison Ports and also state-owned driver Pelindo II. (Reporting by Hidayat Setiaji and also Gayatri Suroyo; Editing by Ed Davies and also Tom Hogue)

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