Joniansyah, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration has officially inaugurated a special lounge for Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia ratified the much-anticipated Domestic Workers Protection Law (PPRT Law) after more than two decades of struggle.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has passed a long-awaited law to protect domestic workers, marking a historic breakthrough after more than two decades of advocacy for s

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that as Indonesia enters the second quarter of 2026, the nation's economy remains in a st

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) stated that Indonesia's economic growth has not led to a significant increase in labor absorption.

Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and its labor unions have signed a new collective labor agreement covering the 2026-2028 period, marking the latest milestone in one of Indonesia'

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers in Indonesia are expected to take to the streets on May 1, 2026, to mark International Workers' Day, or May Day, with labor lea

Tria Sutrisna, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The coordinator of the National Network for Domestic Worker Advocacy (JALA PRT), Lita Anggraini, is asking for the completion of the Draft Law o

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Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – President of the Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPSI), Andi Gani Nena Wea, announced that this year's International Labor Day rally

Petra Mahy – Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) is currently debating a new labour law.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Digital Mobility and Delivery Association (Modantara) has urged the government not to require online taxi and courier platforms to pay a mandatory Ramadan bonus

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry is monitoring reports of possible layoffs at Karunia Alam Segar, the manufacturer of Mie Sedaap, after complaints emerged that hundreds o

Twenty-two years after it was proposed, the Domestic Workers Protection Bill is still stuck in the House of Representatives.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that the number of unemployed individuals reached 7.35 million in November 2025.

Jakarta – The ongoing evacuation of Indonesians from overseas scam compounds lays bare a painful truth: that organizing repatriation flights and offering citizen protection services are

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployment rate fell to 4.74% in November 2025, with Gen Z accounting for the largest share of the unemployed, while women

Caecilia Mediana, Jakarta – The risk of layoffs (PHK) is expected to continue to expand in 2026 potentially holding back new hiring.

Nabiyla Risfa Izzati – 2026 could be decisive for workers in Indonesia.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Nearly half of Indonesia's online motorcycle taxi drivers do not receive holiday allowances for Eid al-Fitr, according to a survey by the Institute for Demograp

Matthew Kish (The Oregonian/OregonLive) – Once a month, American labor activist Jim Keady logs into Remitly, an app for transferring money abroad, at his New Jersey home and sends $100

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Labor Party plans to hold a protest at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, demanding the government reconsider t

Olena Wibisana, Yogyakarta – The Indonesian government on Saturday confirmed that 1,440 Indonesian nationals who crowded the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were illegal mig

Fadli, Batam – An Indonesian migrant worker from South Sulawesi, identified only as MRI, has escaped the death penalty after a six-year legal battle over an alleged 2020 murder.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Hundreds of former employees of PT Sri Rejeki Isman, the textile giant known as Sritex, staged a protest at the Semarang Commercial Court in Central Java on M

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The latest consumer survey by Bank Indonesia (BI) shows rising public optimism over job availability in Indonesia, with the Job Availability Index (IKLK) stre

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Thousands of West Java laborers will stage a protest against the provincial minimum wage (UMP) in front of the State Palace, Central Jakarta today, Thursday,

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have deployed personnel to secure a labor demonstration organized by the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI)

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and leader of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, has called on President Prabowo Subianto to raise

Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has warned that a roughly 6 percent increase in the 2026 minimum wage in Tangerang, Banten – home to major texti

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal stated that workers from various regions will protest until the provincial government meets their 2026 Provincial Minimum Wag

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Labor unions on Monday staged a protest near the National Monument in Jakarta against the newly announced provincial minimum wage, warning that the demonstrat

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Said Iqbal, Labor Party President, claimed police obstructed the access for hundreds of workers to rally in front of the State Palace on Monday, December 29.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) will hold a protest to reject the determination of the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP).

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – A total of 36 governors have announced the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP) as of Saturday, December 26, 2025.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation, or KSPI, has expressed disappointment over Jakarta's 2026 minimum wage hike, as workers feel that Rp 5.73 million (aroun

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The East Java Provincial Government has set the 2026 Minimum Wage (UMP) at Rp2,446,880.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Susi Air airline is being sued for bankruptcy by its former employee regarding the fulfillment of severance pay.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has rejected the 2026 Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) of Rp5.73 million, arguing that it falls short of

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has announced a 6.17% increase in the capital's provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2026, raising it to Rp5,729,876 per month ($34

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa responded to the 79,000 job terminations in 2025.

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – The city of Bekasi has once again recorded the highest monthly minimum wage in Indonesia, with the figure set just short of Rp 6 million ($358.5) for 2026, accord

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Indonesia's Central Java province has set its provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2026 at Rp2,327,386, or about Rp2.33 million, marking a 7.28 percent increas

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Employers and labor unions have both voiced dissatisfaction with the government's new formula for setting minimum wages in 2026, with businesses warning that

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is concerned about the impact of the 2026 Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) formula on the sustainability of

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's planned minimum wage increase in 2026 is unlikely to sway foreign investors, who continue to favor other Southeast Asian countries due to ec

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Business circles assess the plan to increase the Regional Minimum Wage (UMP 2026), valued at 0.5-0.9 alpha, as incongruent with the actual state of the business

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) are taking to the streets on Friday, December 19, to reject the formula for calculating

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has signed a new government regulation on wages that will serve as the basis for setting minimum wage increases in 2026, the Manpow

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Remittances sent by Indonesian migrant workers reached Rp 212 trillion, or about $12.7 billion, by the end of the third quarter of 2025, highlighting their inc