Strike At The Slaughterhouse
A strike by beef vendors' has Widodo feeling squeezed. One supplier of beef for markets in East Jakarta, whose identity has been intentionally withheld, in fact wants to sell beef for a reasonable price: Rp84,000-85,000 for meat and bones, or Rp105,000-110,000 for just meat. His prices are far lower than those the Association of Indonesian Slaughterhouses (APPHI), have been complaining about. They say they are striking because the price of beef has soared to Rp120,000-130,000 per kilogram. But Widodo is not willing to risk earning the enmity of his associates. The middle-aged man has now decided not to sell. "I have to join in the strike. That's the order from the top," he told Tempo last Wednesday.
August 17, 2015
A strike by beef vendors' has Widodo feeling squeezed. One supplier of beef for markets in East Jakarta, whose identity has been intentionally withheld, in fact wants to sell beef for a reasonable price: Rp84,000-85,000 for meat and bones, or Rp105,000-110,000 for just meat. His prices are far lower than those the Association of Indonesian Slaughterhouses (APPHI), have been complaining about. They say they are striking because the price of beef
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