Indonesian Workers Welfare Union

For other uses, see SBSI (disambiguation).

SBSI

Indonesian Workers Welfare Union
Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Jakarta, Indonesia
Location	Indonesia
Members	2.1 million
Key people	Muchtar Pakpahan
Affiliations	ITUC
Website	http://sbsi.or.id/

The Indonesian Workers Welfare Union (SBSI) is a national trade union centre in Indonesia. It was founded in 1992 and claims a membership of 2.1 million. SBSI was the first independent national federation to form during the Suharto dictatorship, suffering considerable state repression during this period. In 1993 its national congress was broken up by soldiers just 40 minutes into the proceedings. As well, three activists were murdered, 250 arrested, and 2,500 dismissed from employment in the first two years of its establishment.

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

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