GA-01086 1954-05-14 relevance B public
Fouten van vroeger (over de Sobsi en Gerwis)
Mistakes of the past (on SOBSI and Gerwis)
Het Vrije Volk opinion piece 'Fouten van vroeger' (14 May 1954, p.15) on Indonesian labour relations: SOBSI has profited from foreign employers' past neglect, the government chooses political over economic paths, and when strike leaders are prosecuted SOBSI and the communist women's association Gerwis appear in court with large wreaths, undermining authority. Communists dominate commemoration committees.
Opini Het Vrije Volk 'Fouten van vroeger' (14 Mei 1954, hlm. 15) tentang hubungan perburuhan Indonesia: SOBSI diuntungkan oleh kelalaian majikan asing di masa lalu, pemerintah memilih jalur politik daripada ekonomi, dan ketika pemimpin mogok diadili SOBSI dan perkumpulan perempuan komunis Gerwis datang ke pengadilan membawa karangan bunga besar, yang melemahkan wibawa. Komunis mendominasi panitia peringatan.
“SOBSI and the communist women's association Gerwis appear in the courtroom with large wreaths for striking defendants (p. 15).”
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- 1954-05-14
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- Het Vrije Volk
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- Western mainstream press
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- 1950–1954
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