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Monday, November 21, 2011

Indonesia railway workers to strike Dec 6 - union

Mon Nov 21, 2011

JAKARTA Nov 21 (Reuters) - Workers at Indonesia's state-owned railway operator Kereta Api plan a strike on Dec 6 to demand the government gives the firm subsidised fuel, disrupting train services across Southeast Asia's biggest economy, a union leader said on Monday.

The workers worry that company losses at the firm could lead to a future cut in benefits or job losses, said Sri Nugroho, the head of the workers union.

The strike is the latest in a series of recent industrial disputes in Indonesia, which uses trains to transport coal, fuel and goods as well as passengers.

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