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JICT union to hit Hutchinson-owned Jakarta retail chain

JICT union to hit Hutchinson-owned Jakarta retail chain
Hong Kong's Hutchison is about to be hit elsewhere in the group, as disgruntled workers at its Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) unit threaten to hit its Watsons chain of health and beauty shops.

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) said that as a result of its refusal to negotiate in good faith, ITF affiliate, Serikat Pekerja Jakarta International Container Terminal (SPJICT), has been forced to ramp up its campaign. 

Union members and their supporters took their campaign for better conditions from the docks to Hutchison-owned Watsons.

ITF president Paddy Crumlin, and chair of ITF’s Dockers Section said: “In response to Hutchison’s ruthless attack on workers’ rights at the Port of Jakarta, Indonesian dock workers are hitting the streets to remind the public, and their management, that they deserve respect and dignity.

He noted that despite dock workers hard work, “yet, JICT management continue to crack down on union members. Workers’ wages have been cut by between 15-42% in the last three months, and union members have been specifically targeted – and their jobs threatened – for raising concerns.”

Workers are visiting Watsons stores in Jakarta  to deliver a message that Watsons’ commitment to create a “healthy and supportive environment for all employees” and provide “a working environment that is free from all forms of discrimination” should extend to all workers in the Hutchison network."