GA-00776 1953-09-17 relevance B public
Andere vakbonden (Other trade unions; Sarbupri strike)
Other trade unions: Sarbupri strike and BTI congress solidarity
De Vrije Pers fragment (17 Sep 1953) on trade-union reactions to the Sarbupri plantation workers' strike. It notes that the BTI's second congress, attended by SOBSI, Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwis representatives, declared solidarity with the strike and instructed its branches to support strikers.
Fragmen De Vrije Pers (17 September 1953) tentang reaksi serikat buruh atas mogok buruh perkebunan Sarbupri. Disebut kongres kedua BTI, dihadiri wakil SOBSI, Pemuda Rakyat dan Gerwis, menyatakan solidaritas dengan mogok dan menginstruksikan cabang-cabang membantu pemogok.
“The second congress of the BTI, attended by representatives of Sobsi, SBG, Sarbuksi, Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwis, declared itself solidary with the strike action of the Sarbupri.”
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- 1953-09-17
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- De Vrije Pers
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- De Vrije Pers
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Dutch
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- Western mainstream press
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- primary
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- Indonesia
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- 1950–1954
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Vrije Pers (1953-09-17) - Andere vakbonden [Delpher ddd-011210521-a0022].txt
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- Fair (0.763) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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