Rizal Harahap and Indra Harsaputra, Pekanbaru/Surabaya – With several regions in the country having increased the 2015 provincial minimum wage (UMP) and others determining an appropriat

Jakarta – Workers earning the minimum wage in Jakarta may have to wait to find out how much they will take home in 2015 after the city's government admitted on Thursday that no deal had

Jakarta – Workers at Freeport-McMoRan's giant Indonesian copper mine plan to go on strike for a month from next week, a union official said on Monday, after the company failed to make c

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Michael Taylor and Dennys Kapa, Jakarta – Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Inc's giant Indonesian copper mine are seeking face-to-face talks with local management following a fatal accident,

Jayapura – After a long standoff, workers at US mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia have agreed to open access to the Grasberg mine in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua.

Palembang – Hundreds of Transmusi bus employees assembled at the Palembang Mayor's Office to demand the municipality give them four months worth of unpaid salaries.

Fadli, Batam – The Indonesia Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) in Batam, Riau Islands, will hold a rally on Thursday to demand an almost 50 percent rise in the 2015 city minimum wage (UM

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesians demanding higher minimum wages for workers in the formal sector staged rallies across Jakarta on Thursday.

Jakarta – Workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian unit are blocking access to the mine site, union and company officials said on Wednesday, to protest against the number of fatal accid

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Workers from US-based mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia (FI) have again blockaded road access to the mine site in Tembagapura in Mimika regency, Papua, u

Anne Maria, Batam – The momentum of a friendly gathering with Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) general chairperson Sofyan Wanandi at the inauguration of Apindo's Riau Islands p

Jakarta – Around 100,000 workers will hold demonstrations in several cities across Indonesia on Oct.

Jakarta – Around 10,000 workers from 30 labour federations that make up the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) Confederation held a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia (H

Haeril Halim and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – In an effort to eliminate pervasive fraud against migrant workers, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and 16 government institution

Jakarta – Starting in 2015, the wage remuneration system will be revised. Workers will be paid based on education level, productivity, length of employment, achievements and position.

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The declining cigarette market and the implementation of tighter regulations have led to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in the cigarette industry in

Pribadi Wicaksono, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Workers Alliance (ABY) has slammed the draft law on regional elections (RUU Pilkada) saying it will bring suffering to workers in the futu

Jakarta – Women are still largely discriminated against at the workplace in Indonesia.

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Advocacy group Migrant Care estimated that every day between 400 to 500 Indonesian migrant workers are extorted by security and immigration officers on their ret

Paulina Quintao – Member of Parliament Deputy Eladio Faculto has recommended the government focus its attention on children's issues, particularly on the problem of child labor, a pract

Jakarta – Days ahead of Idul Fitri, many factory workers have not received annual bonuses, locally known as tunjangan hari raya (THR).

Jakarta – Hundreds of outsourced employees from a number of state-owned companies have yet to receive their Idul Fitri bonuses.

Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) will deploy 5,000 to 10,000 members to monitor the announcement of the final presidential election result at the General E

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Paul Keys – Apple Corporation contractor Foxconn, infamous for its deplorable working conditions in China, now appears to be undermining civil freedoms in Indonesia.

Eko Priliawito – A protest action by hundreds of PT Super Steel Indah workers in the West Cakung area of East Jakarta was forcibly broken up by officers from the Metro Jaya regional pol

Paulina Quintao – From January until April 2014, the Secretariat of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) through the National Directorate for Employment Relatio

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Migrant workers' advocacy group Migrant Care on Monday accused presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto of trying to score easy political points by ta

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Employees of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) rallied on Monday at the West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial office in Mataram and urged Governor Zainul Majdi to resol

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Jakarta – As international sporting goods brand Adidas sponsors the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, hundreds of workers formerly employed by the company in Jakarta staged a demonstration

Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post – Hundreds of workers in Medan city and Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra staged rallies on Tuesday demanding the dissolution of the Social Securit

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Hundreds of inter-city and inter-province bus drivers instigated a strike on Friday against new "unfair" regulations, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded i

Jakarta – A human rights activist said it would be somewhat ironic if workers were to vote for a presidential candidate with a military background, given the historic bitterness between

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Indonesian immigration deported an American activist for violating the use of his visa by participating in a labor protest on May Day.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Unionist Marsinah died 21 years ago but her spirit is still being celebrated, this time via the first ever tour to a number of cities in Java, which has been

Paulina Quintao – Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and Employment (SEPFOPE) has established a National Commission against Child Labour (KNKTI) with the aim to protect c

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 Indonesia, on May 1.

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last Thursday conveyed a rather grim message to workers who are set to celebrate Labor Day tomorrow, saying that most new investors over the pas

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

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto says officers are prepared to maintain security during planned Labor Day demonstrations.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of workers under the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union have announced their plan to stage a rally on thoroughfares in Medan, North Sumatra,

Jakarta – Less than a week before the first ever May Day holiday this year, the Confederation of Indonesia Labor Unions (KSPI) is preparing for a large demonstration.

Jakarta – An NGO says the government must implement comprehensive protection for migrant workers and their families by revising Law No.

Helen Brown, Indonesia – One of Indonesia's most aggressive unions is running a campaign in this year's elections to put its own people in parliament, a move it believes necessary to ga

SP/Fana FS Putra, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest labor organizations on Thursday officially threw its support behind Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's presidential candidacy.

Fadli, Batam – Hundreds of workers of the Indonesia Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) staged a rally in front of the Batam office of state power firm PT PLN and demanded it cancel the pl

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Human Rights Council
Twenty fifth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate

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