Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1956): SOBSI national council, women delegates Sri Ambar and Setiati Surasto

Title: Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1956) - Sobsi national council, women delegates Sri Ambar and Setiati Surasto [HathiTrust coo.31924079086488 seq 457] Source: HathiTrust Digital Library (full view), page OCR text via text-only view Volume: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079086488 Date retrieved: 2026-10-19 Note: page-image download returned 403 (HathiTrust image downloads blocked); OCR text only. Monthly Indonesian press survey, no.11-21 1956. | HathiTrust Digital Library View this item in the Book Viewer Use of this online version is subject to all U.S. copyright laws. Please do not save or redistribute this file. For questions or comments, contact HathiTrust.org at [email protected] You have one page at a time access to this item. Authenticated members of HathiTrust institutions who have a print disability may have full-text access to this item. Login to determine if you have access and see all volumes that are available when searching. For more information, see HathiTrust Accessibility. Page at a time access to this item is also available via our fully-styled HathiTrust interface. Full Bibliographic Information Title Monthly Indonesian press survey, no.11-21 1956. Published [Washington,External Research Division, Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Description 58 nos.27-32 cm. Rights Public Domain, Google-digitized. Permanent URL https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924079086488 Page #457 In the past, there have been attempts at a sort of limited cooperation; however, in the future, we must not model our efforts on the policies followed in the past. All efforts toward cooperation must stem from a main starting point, which is the betterment of the welfare of the labor class and of society and the nation. Labor must become aware of the importance of its position in society; the masses of workers must maintain a high moral standard since cooperation is possible only if it is motivated by the sincere desire of the laborers themselves to improve their own living conditions as well as those of society and the nation in general. In addition to this main point of departure, labor must also be made aware of its role as a member of the group and must avoid devoting its entire attention to its own welfare and privileges. Very possibly, one of the explanations for the present unrest among the labor unions mentioned at the beginning of this article is the fact that the laborers themselves are anxious to find some union whose rules are not so strict and which will permit them to retain their personal individuality rather than force them to obey set rules. This is one of the means by which Sobsi attracts members and which accounts for its extensive membership. Any labor organization must take into consideration the fact that the individual laborer wishes to maintain his individual identity while at the same time participating as a member of an organization. For after all, his primary reason for joining such an organization is to be with others who share his interests. If such were now the case, there would be very little dissatisfaction, and the laborers would not need to pass from one union to another in search of a union which stands for their particular interests. On all sides we see the need for improvements; how and when cooperation on a national scale will become a reality depends upon attitudes of the various unions. We of the Moslem faith declare our own attitude of tolerance [toward the other independent unions) as our faith teaches us. (Djakarta, Suara Masjumi, Vol XI, No 32, 1 Dec 55) 3。 Sobsi National Council The second session of the national council of Sobsi was opened in Djakarta on 21 February 1956 by Mohammed Munir, first deputy secretarygeneral of the Sobsi national council. Of the 61 members of the national council, 51 attended. There were also members of women's groups present: Setiati Surasto from Sarbupri, Sri Ambar from the SB Kemperbu (Serikat Buruh Kementerian Perburuhan, Ministry of Labor Union), Tuti from the Greater Djakarta Sobsi, Rantijem from the Surakarta Sobsi, and Emmy Purwati from Sarbuksi (Serikat Buruh Kehutanan Seluruh Indonesia, All-Indonesia Forestry Workers Union). 19