Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has rejected the Draft Government Regulation on Wages, which will serve as the basis for determinin

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Ministry for the Protection of Migrant Workers will deploy 1,035 Indonesian migrant workers overseas this week, coincidin

Jakarta – The Migrant Worker Protection Ministry recently inked 13 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and 5 cooperation agreements with strategic partners.

Rizal Harahap, Jakarta – Police in Meranti Islands, Riau, have arrested a recruiter of illegal migrant workers after one of his victims filed a police report following the latter's repa

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has raised concerns over Indonesia's persistently high youth unemployment, with the jobless rate among Gen Z stil

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has appealed to the private sector to create more jobs and relax requirements for entry-level positions as the labor market grapples with an annua

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has agreed to a proposal that the 2026 minimum wage will not be set as a specific, fixed figure but will instead be presented as a

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Government has officially rolled out the second batch of the National Internship Program, placing 62,128 recent university graduates in ministries, state-o

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has stated that the uncertainty surrounding the announcement of the regional minimum wage (UMP) for 2026 h

Bambang Ismoyo, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has yet to announce the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP) as the government is still finalizing a new regulation tha

Riski Maulana, Cianjur, W. Java – Operations at Aurora Word in Cianjur, W.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labor Party on Monday submitted several proposals to the government for the 2026 provincial minimum wa

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) have postponed the demonstration regarding the 2026 provincial minimum wage incre

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – PT Freeport Indonesia workers who were laid off (PHK) in 2017 are demanding that the company immediately fulfill their rights, and convey the Inspectorate's findin

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry will bring in governors, mayors, and regents to discuss the country's new provincial minimum wage (UMP) fo

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli announced that Indonesia's 2026 minimum wage is still being reviewed, with the government preparing a new regulation to gov

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower is still finalizing the government regulation (PP) regarding Indonesia's 2026 minimum wage.

Saifulbahri Ismail, Marcel Pereira, Dili – At the 12 November High School in Dili, students listen attentively to a lesson about their country's journey to independence.

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Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The establishment of the Marsinah Museum is currently underway in Nganjuk, East Java.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently unveiled plans to supply Croatia with some caregivers and construction workers, not long after the Southeast Asian economy announced it

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia's job market showed renewed strain in August, with unemployment ticking higher as tens of thousands lost their jobs and young workers once again bore t

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Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The National Workers Union Confederation (KSPN) reports that as many as 126,160 workers from its union members have suffered from layoffs from 2023 to October

Jakarta – Protesters from a number of labour union federations affiliated with the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) complained about mass layoffs (PHK) during an audienc

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's formal employment rate showed steady improvement in August 2025, with 42.20 percent of the total workforce engaged in formal jobs, up from 42.0

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – More than a third of Indonesia's 146.54 million workers are primary school graduates or below, new official data shows.

Jakarta – President of the All-Indonesia Workers Union, Mirah Sumirat, expressed concern over the planned layoffs of hundreds of workers at the tire factory PT Michelin Indonesia.

Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – About 1,800 workers at Victory Chingluh Indonesia, a shoe manufacturer in Tangerang, Banten, have been laid off following a wave of export product returns due

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi, W – Java.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Congress of the Indonesian Trade Union Alliance (KASBI) reported that PT Victory Chingluh Indonesia, a Nike shoe manufacturer based in Tangerang, Banten,

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, declined to comment on recent layoffs following the release of his ministry's performance report marking one year u

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transportation Workers Union (SPAI) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to immediately issue a Presidential Regulation on the Protection of

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party criticizes Indonesia's national internship program from the Ministry of Manpower.

Achmad Ali, Pasuruan, East Java – Indonesia has sent 600 workers abroad this week, including skilled personnel bound for South Korea's shipbuilding and fighter jet manufacturing industr

At least a dozen workers of PT Uni Raya Timber (URT) in Sorong Regency were abruptly suspended from work without notice or compensation.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's job market is showing signs of strain as more than 10 million people are seeking work each year, indicating the gap between steady headline employment figu

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labor Party are set to stage a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building tod

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – Thousands of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers are set to protest in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers associated with the Online Ojek Drivers Association Garda Indonesia will hold a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, today.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Association of Online Motorcycle Taxi Drivers (Ojol) Garda Indonesia will mobilize between 2,000 and 5,000 people for a protest commemorating National T

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Commission IX Chairman Yahya Zaini has called for online motorcycle taxi drivers to be included in the national health and empl

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Association of Ride-Hailing Drivers Garda Indonesia has called for the dismissal of Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, accusing him of incompetence

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – A short video showing hundreds of uniformed employees of PT Gudang Garam Tbk shaking hands in an emotional atmosphere has gone viral on social media since Satur

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Labor Movement Together with the People (Gebrak) will hold a demonstration on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Arjuna Wijaya Horse Statue in Centr

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) confirmed that the online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers who met with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka last

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Thousands of workers staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Thursday, only to find the complex largely deserted after lawm

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Trade unions have scrapped their plans to stage protests in front of Jakarta's Presidential Palace on Thursday as they move the crowd to the parliamentary complex.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has agreed to meet several key demands raised by labor groups during Thursday's protests in Jakarta,