Indian workers attacked in Indonesian dry dock

INDIANS

Batam (Indonesia), Apr 22 (PTI) Angry at being dubbed as
"stupid" by their Indian supervisor, some 10,000 local workers
at a dry dock in Indonesia on Thursday went on a rampage
attacking their Indian colleagues injuring four of them and
torching vehicles.
A total of 41 Indians employed at the PT Drydock World
Graha docks on Batam, an island just south of Singapore, were
evacuated by a boat in a special seaport following the attack.
The four injured were among those evacuated under tight
police protection, Antara news agency reported, adding no
fatality was reported during the incident.
Around 400 police officers were deployed to stop the
attack, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Eko Yudha, deputy head of
the Barelang police, said.
Police sealed the factory following the attack by the
company's workers who also burnt some 20 vehicles.
The violence occurred after an Indian supervisor cursed
at Indonesian workers, the report said.
"He (the Indian supervisor) said Indonesian people are
stupid. It's our nation's dignity, therefore we are angry,"
Baim, a worker, said.
About 10,000 workers gathered in front of the factory
and sang Indonesia's national anthem as well as other
patriotic songs after the attack.
The workers had earlier attempted to vandalise the
factory with various shipyard equipment they had brought
along. PTI AKJ
AHM


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