INDONESIAN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
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• Publication Date: January 31, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Persatuan Organisatie Buru
1. Dr. Suripno (not to be con used with the leader of the recent Communist
revolt) is forming another Sentral Organisasie Buruh Seluruh Indonesia(SOBSI)
at Djalan Purwosari, Solo. The was of the organization is Persatuan
Organisatie Buru (Coordination of Labor Organizations).
2. The purpose of the organization is to utilize labor as a force for
achieving Indonesian independence by supporting the Indonesian Republic.
About 80 percent of the former SOBSI members have joined this organization.
3. Dr. Suripno was associated with Clarence H. Campbell in 1946 in the
organization of the Marx House at [ladiun and its affiliated bodies at Kediri
and Jogjakarta.
Sarekat--Buru Mobil
The majority of the Indonesian corkers in the assembly plant of General
Motors at Tandjongpriok are members of the Sarekat Buru Mobil (Indonesian
Motor Workers, Union). The chairman of the central council of this union
is Dr. A. Mochtar, a well-known communist. The local council in Batavia
consists of:
Chairman A.M. Rusli
Deputy Chairman Darpi
secretary S. Ukar
Sarekat Buru Kapa dan Pelabuan
5a Some of the workers of the above noted plant of General Motors are members
of Haidiono Kusumo Utoyors Sarekat Buru Kapa dan Pelabuan. Utoym, a
Javanese Communist leader, lives in Meeeter Cornelis.
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Huaahiae Tie Sting Hui
6. The- Huachiae Ts Bung Hui (Overseas Chinese Labor Association) >r.e organised
tar "cadre" Huang Chin Ta :(trained tr the Sin Ming Lao Enng Hui in Batavia).
This organization has proved to be a Communist unit in disguise. THE Ban Djoe,
one of the councillora, and a correspondent at, Semarang of the Sena Bob Pao,
a Batavia Chinese Communist daily, has been arrested. Another Chinese
Communist to be arrested was LIE Sik May of Semarang.
Persatuan Pegawai Minjak
7. About 4,000 ex-membere of the Tentera Nasional Indonesia(M) are - now
oil workers in the oil fields of the American Standard Vacuum CompanT at
Soengeigerong, near Palembang. They have organized the Persatuan Pegavai
Minjak, a trade union advocating unitarian Republicanism.
S. This organization is part of the SOBSI of Sumatra under the leadership
of Dr. Kariauddin. The former leader, Milian Tobing,is now dead.
9. The Persatuan Pegawai Minjak has its own political center and schools for
their children where politics is taught.
10. The welfare authorities of the Standard Vacuum are providing these workers
with a Social and SportsDDeparta3at in order to neutralize their political
efforts.
Chung Hue Lo Kung Tsung Hui
11. The Chung 8ua Lo Sung Tsung Hui (Chinese Miners' Trade Union) of Tandjong
Paden, Billiton, is composed entirely of Chinese miners from Swantung
Provinoe, China. The council of this organization is composed of the
following:
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Secretary
Admin4stratora
Treasurer
Commissioners for Social Affairs
Commissioners for Cultural Affairs
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LIN Yen T hong
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PHANG Nook Sian
LAS Soei Fong HIOE Poet Lin
TJHAUW Boei Lam: PRANG Lan Siang
12. The members of this organisation, are employed in the Dutch government-owned
mime. In 1946 members of this union had difficulties caused by the
Batavia branch of SOBSI.
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