Indonesian Workers Welfare Union

SBSI

Full name	Indonesian Workers Welfare Union
Native name	Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia
Founded	1992
Members	2.1 million
Affiliation	ITUC
Key people	Rekson Silaban, chairman
Office location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Country	Indonesia
Website	http://sbsi.or.id/

The Indonesian Workers Welfare Union (SBSI) is a national trade union centre in Indonesia. It was founded in 1992 and claims a membership of 2.1 million. SBSI was the first independent national federation to form during the Suharto dictatorship, suffering considerable state repression during this period. In 1993 its national congress was broken up by soldiers just 40 minutes into the proceedings. As well, three activists were murdered, 250 arrested, and 2,500 dismissed from employment in the first two years of its establishment.

References

• ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

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