Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – At least 100,000 workers from Greater Jakarta congregated to mark Indonesia's first Labor Day national holiday.

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Margareth S. Aritonang and Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian workers marked Labor Day on Thursday by demanding the next government…

Bulukumba – Abdul Khalik remembers vividly the moment almost seven decades ago he saw his father being driven away from their remote Indonesian…

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SP/Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly…

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – A demonstration commemorating Labour Day in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan was joined by around 4,000…

Aji Saktiyanto, Bandar Lampung – Workers holding a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day at the Bandar Lampung Adipura…

Risanti, Bandung – Commemorating International Labour Day on May 1, hundreds of workers from the All Indonesian Workers Union-Metal and Electronic…

Oris Riswan, Bandung – There was a different aspect to a workers protest action at the governor's office in the West Java provincial capital of…

M Ardiansyah, Palembang – South Sumatran journalists held an action to commemorate May Day in Palembang city at the Fountain traffic…

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – A hundred or so workers in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh held prayers on a main street for the close of…

Arif Wicaksono, Jakarta – Labour organisations are proposing the establishment of an alternative political party that would take up pro-people…

Sunariyah, Jakarta – Workers apparently are still traumatised by the administration of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Although more than…

Desy Afrianti, Stella Maris – In a speech in front of the State Palace on Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara in Central Jakarta, Sri, the general secretary…

Jakarta – The Joint Labour Secretariat (Sekber Buruh) and the Political Alternative Committee (KPA) are reiterating the importance of…

Idham Khalid, Jakarta – Workers from the National Trade Union Confederation (KSN) held a theatrical action at the House of…

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – Labour demonstrations have not just taken place in the main streets of the capital. In front of the official residence of…

Jakarta – The commemoration of Labour Day was also used by the Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI). Along with other labour movement…

Tangerang – Thousands of workers in Tangerang, Banten province celebrated May Day by bringing a 3-metre effigy of an octopus to the State Palace…

Jakarta – A farmers' union has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidential bid.

"We will…

Sita W Dewi, Jakarta – Dozens of women workers grouped under the Women's Action Committee rallied in front of the official residence of Jakarta…

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The commemoration of May Day in the Makassar Industrial Area (Kima) in South Sulawesi provincial capital of…

Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of workers from an alliance of several trade unions will take to the streets to celebrate International Labour Day…

Jayapura – Almost 226,000 hectares of forest in Papua will be cleared and converted into plantations, an environmental group said.

Some…

Jenny Munro, ANU – West Papua, comprised of two provinces in eastern Indonesia, is home to the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia Pacific.…

Edzan Raharjo, Yogyakarta – Thousands of workers in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets to commemorate Labour Day on Thursday…

Raka F Pujangga, Semarang – The Indonesian Trade Union Action Committee (Kasbi) and the Semarang branch of the Indonesian Metal Trade…

Thousand of workers in the Central Java city of Solo took to the streets this morning to commemorate International Labour Day on Thursday May 1.…

Fajar Eko Nugroho, Banyumas – Apparently International Labour Day 2014 is not just being commemorated by workers in different regions of Indonesia…

Surya Mujib Anwar, Surabaya – Demonstrators from a number of different groups in East Java have begun arriving at the grounds of Governor Suryo in…

Muhammad Habib – Around 1,000 workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) commemorated May Day on Thursday May 1 by…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Thousands of workers gathered at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Thursday morning to mark International Worker's…

Jakarta – Thousands of workers have demanded that the minimum wage be increased 30 percent starting next year. During Labor Day…

Ita Lismawati F. Malau, Tudji Martudji – Labour groups from various parts of East Java descended on the provincial capital of Surabaya on Thursday…

Max Lane – In January, 2014 Joshua Oppenheimer's film on Indonesia, The Act of Killing was nominated for an Academy Award, reflecting its…

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Paulina Quintao – Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) has established a National Commission against Child…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Army is planning to transform its primary weapons defense system through increased collaboration with local universities…

Islam does not forbid a wife from reporting her husband to the authorities for committing domestic violence (KDRT) and therefore such an act is…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – Another Indonesian migrant worker has emerged as a victim of violence during her time in Saudi Arabia, where she worked as…

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last Thursday conveyed a rather grim message to workers who are set to celebrate Labor Day tomorrow,…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – As many as 100,000 workers are expected to take to the streets of Jakarta on Thursday in the first ever Labor Day in…

Agung Pamungkas, Nottingham, UK – A milestone is defined as an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life.…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – After thus far failing to win the support of another political party for his presidential…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned on Tuesday former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief AM…

Richard S. Ehrlich, Bangkok, Thailand – Encouraged by the international success of his nonfiction film, The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer is…

John Garnaut – John McCarthy was Australia's ambassador to Indonesia when militia lobbed Molotov cocktails into his embassy in Jakarta, physically…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decade in office has been marked by only patchy progress on human rights and Indonesia's next leader must…

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – "Do you want to be led by a puppet? A puppet president?" asked Prabowo Subianto, the Gerindra Party's chief patron at the…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Sixteen years ago, Indonesians of all stripes took to the streets to demand the ousting of former President…