Bogor, W Java (ANTARA News) - Tofu and tempe producers and sellers in Bogor City have joined the three-day strike called by Primkopti (the Association of Indonesian Tempe and Tofu Cooperatives).

"The sellers also have decided to express their unity by not working," Mualif, a tempe producer, said here on Wednesday.

The strike is aimed as a protest against the government, which has failed to control soybean prices, he said.

It is also to inform the public that the traders had no option but to increase the prices of tofu and tempe, since the soybean price increased significantly, he added.

Several Primkopti members inspected the Anyar, Merdeka and Warung Jambu traditional markets in Bogor to make sure that all tofu and tempe traders complied with the strike call.

The strike will end on Friday.

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