Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has clarified several issues regarding the controversial Job Creation Law, saying that workers' rights remain protected.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Global union federations have urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to repeal the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, which they say undermines labor

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil society organizations across the archipelago have staged nationwide protests and strikes to oppose the newly passed Job Creation Law, demanding the Hous

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted patrols over meeting points of people planning to depart to Jakarta to protest against the

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police stated that they would not issue a permit for a series of demonstrations planned by workers against the Job Creation bill before

Jakarta – Police in Greater Jakarta have reportedly thwarted an attempt by workers to conduct a rally in front of the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Jakarta, to protest th

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups are set to hold large-scale protests from Oct.

Joao da Cruz Cardoso – A crowd of young Timorese standing in front of the Portuguese Embassy in Dili has become a familiar sight in recent years.

Jakarta – The National Federation of Trade Unions (KSPN) says it has instructed its members to not take part in a national strike set to be held from Oct.

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – A recent study by the SMERU Research Institute, in cooperation with the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality And Women's Empowerment (MAMPU), reve

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Dozens of labor unions and confederations in Monday's press release declared that they have agreed to conduct a nationwide strike to reject the government's p

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian trade unions threatened on Monday (Sept 28) to stage a national strike next month after a committee in Parliament agreed to move ahead with proposed labou

Raquel Carvalho – Indonesian migrant workers will no longer be required to pay their own placement and training fees under new regulations being introduced by Jakarta in a move that has

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Labour groups have criticised the House of Representatives (DPR) for holding a meeting to discuss labour related articles in the Draft Omnibus Law on Jo

An invisible workforce of millions of workers from some of Asia's poorest countries toil in the palm oil industry, many of them enduring various forms of exploitation, including child l

Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Executive Director Mohammad Faisal explained that the ongoing downturn of business performance and economy potentially

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The preemployment card program's management team is putting on hold a plan to conduct in-person training to ensure the safety of recipients and instru

More than 73,000 people have been furloughed during the COVID-19 crisis in Bali, with another 2,500 having lost their jobs, as the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak continues to take

Jakarta – The Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) has thwarted an illegal dispatch of potential Indonesian migrant workers to Cambodia.

Jakarta – The Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) has repatriated 52 workers who were stranded without pay in Saudi Arabia, an official said on Thursday.

Jakarta – Thirteen nurses working at the West Sulawesi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Mamuju regency have said they were abruptly dismissed from their jobs and are still owed back

Jakarta – Indonesia has granted entry to 450 Chinese workers employed by PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI), an aluminum producer based in the Galang Batang special economic zone in B

Jayapura, Jubi – Freeport Indonesia workers held a protest for the second time in Mile 72 that connecting Tembagapura and Freeport mining area on Wednesday (2/9/2020) demanding the corp

A protest demanding an easing of a Covid-19 lockdown at the Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua ended last Friday.

Agustinus Beo Da Cost, Jakarta – Workers at Indonesia's Grasberg gold and copper mine on Friday ended a protest demanding an easing of a coronavirus lockdown at the mine operated by a l

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association (APSyFI) said that the number of workers in the textile and textile products (TPT) industry is curr

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – Non-governmental organization Greenpeace Indonesia and Indonesian Labor Union (SBMI) held a protest at Aspiration Park in front of the National Monument, Centra

Jakarta – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia has agreed to meet the demands of its employees at the Grasberg complex in Tembagapura, Papua, after more than 1,000 workers blocke

Jakarta – The disbursement of financial stimuli for active employees earning less than Rp 5 million (US$344.16) per month has been postponed from Aug. 25 to the end of this month.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Cross-Factory Labour Federation (FBLP) has spoken out in response to a request by House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani who asked wor

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Videos apparently showing four Indonesian crew members begging to be rescued from abuse aboard a Chinese fishing vessel have gone viral on social media,

Jakarta – Members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) have once again gathered in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, to

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The reputation that sports giant Nike has gained from taking a labor-friendly stance in navigating the pandemic hangs in the balance, as a labor union com

Timika, Indonesia – More than 1,000 Indonesian workers blocked access to the world's biggest gold mine on Monday in protest at a company move to shut down visits to their families over

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and labor unions have agreed not to include several proposed revisions in a disputed labor cluster of the controversial omnibus bil

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has registered 12 million bank accounts of eligible recipients in its COVID-19 wage subsidy program, aimed at boosting household spendi

Jakarta – E-wallet platform DANA has officially become the government's latest partner to disburse cash assistance to participants of the pre-employment card program, following a memora

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The National Federation of Trade Unions (KSPN) has responded to an accusation that the tripartite team formed by the government has had little impact on the for

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and labor unions have formed a team to discuss labor provisions in the controversial omnibus bill on job creation following the uni

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono announced on Monday a plan to accelerate infrastructure spending in the third quarter while ramping up the

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government will resume the preemployment card program on Saturday and prioritize people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic after the program had b

Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) Alliance, which is made up of labour, farmer, student and women's organisations, will again take to the streets on August 14-16 d

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Critics have decried the government's recent decision to lift a ban on the recruitment and placement of Indonesian migrant workers, which was suspende

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives may not conclude the deliberation of the omnibus bill on job creation in August as it is still working through problems, including

Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has announced that it will reopen recruitment and placement of Indonesian migrant workers in a bid to strengthen the country's economy amid the COVID-19

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Plan International Indonesia Foundation (Plan Indonesia) has called on the government to improve its multi-stakeholder efforts in combating exploitative practi

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia's decision to bring in hundreds of Chinese workers for multi-billion dollar nickel and stainless steel projects amid the coronavirus pandemic has drawn

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – With Indonesia's low worker productivity standing as a barrier to investment, some businesspeople are expecting a proposed wage scheme in the governm

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The management of the preemployment card program is planning to increase the admission intake for future registration batches to make up for the temp

Batam, Indonesia – Indonesian police have charged four more people in connection with the alleged torturing to death of an Indonesian crew member found in a freezer aboard a Chinese fi