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...cost of firing a worker in Indonesia averages 157 weeks of pay, higher than in any other East Asian country except communist Laos. Union leaders, of course, don't see the labor rules as overly protectionist. Dita Indah Sari, a longtime labor activist and chairperson of the Front Nasional Perjuangan Buruh Indonesia union, says current law doesn't go far enough to protect workers. Business and government leaders "shouldn't scapegoat the workers to hide their economic failures," says Sari, who blames the country's lackluster performance on corruption and bureaucracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's New Deal | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

...Union leaders say increased labor activism isn't the reason Indonesia's clothing and shoe sectors are fading. Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the Front Nasional Perjuangan Buruh Indonesia union says that a poor global economy, excess capacity in industries like textiles, and security concerns are causing companies to scale back. "If the government can't solve the political problems, don't look for a social group to blame," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Failed State? | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

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