Disharmony in a Guitar Factory

The Labor Union has urged Yamaha Music management to impose sanctions on the official who supervises workers. The management responded by threatening to dismiss 154 employees.

October 22, 2013

Every day a new work holiday plan is pinned on the factory announcment board by the management of Yamaha Music Manufacturing Indonesia in Pulogadung, East Jakarta. The five sheets of paper on the board all contain the exact same information, with the only difference being the days and dates on them. As a result, the factory gates have been chained shut since September 18.

In front of the gates, dozens of employees can be seen huddling under a m

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