Jakarta – Workers at one of the operators of Indonesia's busiest ports ended their strike on Monday (07/08), sooner than planned, out of consideration for the "national interests," the chairman of

Jakarta – The Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) management has issued a warning letter to demand the workers to end their strike, a senior JICT executive has said.

Jakarta – More than 650 workers of the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) at North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port have gone on strike Thursday, demanding the balance of their bonuses, wh

Toronto/Jakarta – A trade union said on Wednesday (03/08) that it will press Indonesia's government to reinstate thousands of striking workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine when union officia

Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – United States-based oil-industry support company PT McDermott Indonesia laid off 1,200 workers in Batam, Riau Islands, in the period between May and June, the largest n

Jakarta – The Confederation of the Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) has rejected a government plan to lower the limit on non-taxable income (PTKP) to increase tax revenue.

Wilda Asmarini and Susan Taylor, Jakarta/Toronto – An estimated 5,000 workers at the giant Grasberg copper mine operated by Freeport-McMoRan Inc's (FCX.N) Indonesian unit will extend their strike f

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has called on the government to impose tougher measures on companies refusing to pay holiday bonuses (THR) to their employees.

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has sent a warning letter to gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia after it laid off 4,000 employees.

Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Thousands of mine workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc will extend their strike for another month to protest against layoffs, a union official said on

Krithika Varagur in Subang, West Java – The reality of working in a factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump's label has been laid bare, with employees speaking of being paid so little they cannot l

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Passengers of Transjakarta buses found themselves stranded in several areas across the capital on Monday as employees of the bus operator launched a strike to demand a bett

Production has been hit at the massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua province as more than 9,000 workers stage an extended strike.

Susan Taylor, Toronto – Freeport McMoRan Inc said on Thursday that mining and milling rates at its Grasberg copper mine in Papua, Indonesia have been affected as some 9,000 workers stage an extende

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Samuel Wanda, Jakarta/Timika – An estimated 9,000 workers at the giant Grasberg copper mine operated by Freeport McMoRan Inc (FCX.N) will extend a strike for a second mon

Timika, Papua – Gold and copper mining firm PT Freeport has reportedly laid off 840 employees for going on strike in Timika, Papua province, some time ago.

Freeport has posted signs reminding miners of its right to fire them after five days on strike, because they are unapproved absences, according to the Chemical, Energy and Mines Workers Union (CEMW

Arbi Sumandoyo – "Jakarta is filthy. We have to be macho. Jakarta is filthy. It must be cleaned up...

Jakarta – Jakarta-based rights group Migrant Care has called on the government to provide better social and economic protection for Indonesian migrant workers abroad.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has a lot of homework left to do to improve the welfare of its workers, and it could do well by starting to increase wages, train workers to learn new skills and

Indonesia's president appeared unsympathetic to the plight of his country's women subjected to abuse and exploitation while working abroad.

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – The head of East Nusa Tenggara Workers Union, Stanis Tefa, said on Monday that there were still many workers who received poor salaries, far below the minimum wage in the pro

Thousands of workers from the Indonesian unit of Freeport McMoRan Inc staged a rally near its Papua mine on Monday, a union leader said, protesting against layoffs by the miner due to a contract di

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Jakarta – The National Police have said they are investigating an incident where police officers fired rubber bullets at PT Freeport Indonesia workers during a rally in Timika, Papua, last week.

Jakarta – Membership of labor unions has decreased significantly to 2.7 million, as the image of unions is now synonymous with "troublemakers", Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has said.

The global mining giant, Freeport McMoRan, is threatening to punish workers at its Indonesian unit who are threatening to strike over employment conditions.

Jakarta – Andi Gani Nena Wea, president of the Indonesian Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI), lamented the actions of police officers who allegedly fired shots at PT Freeport Indonesia workers dur

Tangerang – The Tangerang administration in Banten will hold a series of events on May 1 to commemorate Labor Day, including an arts and culture exhibition, a sports competition and industrial prod

Eveline Danubrata and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – A bitterly fought election to govern Indonesia's capital that has fanned religious tensions has also thrown a spotlight on anti-foreign sentiment, as

Jakarta – Indonesia would need 113 million skilled workers in 2030 to develop its potential to become the worlds seventh largest economy, Manpower Minister M Hanif Dhakiri said.

Tanggerang – Police have conducted an investigation into an officer who slapped a female labor protester in Tanggerang city, Banten province, for holding a demonstration in the middle of a car-free

Jakarta – The Independent Laborers Union Confederation (GSBI) held a demonstration on Monday in front of the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta to demand the dismissal of Adj. Sr. Comr.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration is still waiting for progress in the Foreign Ministry's efforts to release 300 Indonesian citizens seeking t

Jakarta – The Indonesian Embassy and the Saudi authorities are investigating a report that claims hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers are being locked up by a recruitment company in Riyadh, Saud

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The government is investigating reports that around 300 Indonesian citizens seeking to work in Saudi Arabia have been locked up in Riyadh, the largest c

Viriya P Singgih, Jakarta – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) employees have urged the government once again to immediately settle its dispute with the company as the number of lai

Jakarta – Migrant Care executive director Wahyu Susilo said a new regulation that requires aspiring Indonesian migrant workers to have Rp 25 million on a bank account when applying for a passport w

Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and the Human Rights Ministry on Monday cancelled a requirement for aspiring Indonesian migrant workers to have Rp 25 million (US$1,877)

Panca Nugraha and Luh De Suriyani, Mataram/Denpasar – Success stories of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) also come with bitter tales, such as Sarafiyah Binti Muhammad Saleh who died after allegedl

Jakarta – Indonesian religious leaders call for an end to slavery in a declaration signed in Jakarta on Tuesday (14/03).

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Empty streets were seen in areas across Bandung, West Java, on Thursday as hundreds of public transportation drivers operating in the city staged a strike to protest

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Jakarta – Palm oil giant Wilmar on Tuesday (07/03) denied accusations by a rights group that it had intimidated workers in an attempt to cover up a string of labor abuses from child labor to low wa

Jakarta – Dian Permata Sari was determined to escape when she was brought to the maid recruitment office in Saudi Arabia for the sixth time and paraded in front of potential employers alongside 14

Agri giant Wilmar's campaign to cover up labour abuses exposed in a damning Amnesty International report is being aided by the Indonesian government's failure to investigate claims against the palm

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – A migrant worker from North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, is suspected of having fallen victim to organ trafficking while working in Doha, Qatar.

Timika, Papua – The Mimika Resort Police and other security officers are taking necessary steps to anticipate possible unrest as a result of massive layoffs of workers at PT Freeport and its affili

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Jakarta – The government has ignored a threat from gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia, the country's biggest taxpayer and major employer, to lay off its workers if an agreement wi