| Dita Indah Sari | |
| Occupation | Trade unionist, social activist |
|---|---|
Dita Indah Sari is an Indonesian trade union and socialist activist. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition. Suharto, also spelled Soeharto (June 8 1921 &ndash January 27 2008 was an Indonesian military leader and the second President of Indonesia, holding This is about the law term For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation Sedition is a term of Law which refers to covert conduct [1] After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). In 2002 she refused a $50000 human rights award from Reebok as a form of protest for what she considers is the company's poor record on the issue of workers rights. Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. [2] Politically she is the leader of the PRD, a socialist party within the broader Papernas alliance. Partai Rakyat Demokratik (PRD or People's Democratic Party is a Democratic socialist party in Indonesia. She is running for President of Indonesia in 2009. The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic