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'Wij betalen de rekening niet' ('We do not pay the bill')

'We do not pay the bill'

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De Locomotief, 6 Oct 1950: Semarang forms an action committee against the Aniem electricity tariff rise, representing 38 organisations, chaired by Dr Rustamadji of the Partai Rakjat. Gerwis sits on the committee alongside Partai Rakjat and the youth front; it was decided to send two delegates to Jakarta and not to pay the bills. Shows Gerwis in consumer protest.

De Locomotief, 6 Okt 1950: Semarang membentuk komite aksi menentang kenaikan tarif listrik Aniem, mewakili 38 organisasi, diketuai Dr. Rustamadji dari Partai Rakjat. Gerwis duduk di komite bersama Partai Rakjat dan front pemuda; diputuskan mengirim dua delegasi ke Jakarta dan tidak membayar rekening. Menunjukkan Gerwis dalam protes konsumen.

“"In the committee 'Panitia Penentang Tarip Aniem' sit, among others, representatives of the Partai Rakjat, the Front Pemuda Indonesia, the Gerwis, the Sin You She."”

People

RustamadjiRitonga

Organisations

Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)People's PartyAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationIndonesian Youth FrontSin You SheANIEM (electricity company)

Places

IndonesiaSemarangJakarta

Topics

Gerwislabour and workerswomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

demonstration

Details

Date
1950-10-06
Creator
De Locomotief
Publication
De Locomotief
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Locomotief (1950-10-06) - Wij betalen de rekening niet [Delpher ddd-010862751-a0022].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.847) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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