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first congress, held in 1981
FBSI is now Indonesia's sole official recognized union central
FBSI provides the Indon. representatives for ILO and other international organizations; also provides the union nominees to Indonesia's tripartite compulsory.
arbitration tribunals, the Committees for the settlement of Industrial Disputes(Panitia Penyelesaian Perselisikan Perbunukan, P4)
no. of industrial disputes in 1980 in manuf. sector = 187 involving 16,707 workers and a total of 28,102 working days lost
this compares with 1975 figures of 11 disputes involving 5,299 workers and 2,740 days lost

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p 35 [[right margin]]

nonetheless figures per 1000 employees for less than India (comparative tables included)

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p 36[[right margin]]

most of the unions experience great difficulty in collecting dues ((or an[[crossed-out]] are dues being pocketed by lower level union officials and not sent into the central office?))
because of this difficulty in collecting dues, FBSI dependent on govn. support; gets 3 million Rp. subsidy per annum which goes to
the FBSU head office ((this only $4400--can this be rt. ?0) financial difficulties of FBSI have led to an often counterproductive contingency fee system under which unions which win damages for wrongful dismissal on other reasons require that 10% or more of the award be paid into the union's consolidation fund
another form of such donations, under which 10% of the first month of a wage increase was paid to the union, has been discouraged by the authorities

Sckerer describes problems of one of the most militant and independent unions - the Metal and Ceramic Worker's Union
newspaper of this, Dingmika[[?]], was banned in Nov. 81 after printing attacks on Agis[[?]] Sudono
the union maintaining a head office staff of 13 from dues which total about Rp 400,000 (±$600)
this amt. enough to provide staff with transport costs but not wages at the moment all but 3 of the staff are single; when they have to support families the situation will not be