Cempaka Business and Economy: Businesses give mixed reaction as provinces raise minimum wages

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Businesses give mixed reaction as provinces raise minimum wages

Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Several provinces have announced a significant rise in workers’ minimum wage, but the amount of the increase is facing opposition from certain business groups.

Workers in Jakarta will get a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage, from the current Rp 972,604 (US$89.22) to Rp 1,069,865 next year.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said Friday the raise had been agreed to by wage councils, labor unions and business associations.

“We understand that a raise in the minimum wage is necessary, but we also need to maintain the sustainability of the employment provided by businesses. The raise is a compromise,” Fauzi said.

He added the global financial crisis had caused several businesses to cut production or even close down due to declining export orders.

“We hope the new minimum wage will prevent layoffs,” he said.

The Jakarta administration has gradually increased the provincial minimum wage, from Rp 711,843 in 2005 to Rp 819,100 in 2006, Rp 900,560 in 2007 and Rp 972,604 this year.

The West Java administration will raise its minimum wage for 2009 by 10.56 percent, from Rp 568,193 to Rp 628,191.

West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said incentives would be offered to businesses affected by the global downturn, through the search for new export and domestic markets.

Some 700,000 West Java residents are employed in 248 textile factories, with 500 to 35,000 workers at each factory.

While provinces in Java raised their minimum wages by about 10 percent, workers in Riau are struggling to top the 6.5 percent raise — in line with national growth — that the manpower, home affairs, and trade and industry ministries have allowed businesses to give.

The minimum wage in Riau is Rp 800,000 this year.

There has been mixed response from industry to the wage hike.

Sofian Pane of the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that during a discussion held two weeks ago, businessmen had proposed an increase of 6 percent, or in line with Jakarta’s growth rate.

“However, we support the final figure of 10 percent. We will ask our colleagues to accept it too,” he said.

Ade Sudrajat, chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association, said the wage hike failed to address the global economic slowdown.

“We will intervene at municipal and regency level to implement a lower wage than that decided on,” he said.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Rizal Harahap contribute to this article from Bandung and Pekanbaru.

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