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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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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Paulina Quintao – The majority of female workers in the private sector do not claim their full maternity leave entitlements due to a fear of losing out on wages, according to Alola Foun

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Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry said on Friday that the moratorium on Indonesian migrant workers seeking employment in Saudi Arabia had not been lifted, despite the s

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Bogor Legal Aid Institute (LBH Bogor Raya) has recommended that the case involving the alleged physical abuse and forced servitude of 16 domestic workers by t

Rights groups have criticised an agreement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia aimed at giving Indonesian maids more protection in the kingdom, with one saying "justice is still far away

Jakarta – In response to the recent police investigation into a domestic abuse case in Bogor, West Java, the Women's Institute Foundation has urged the House of Representatives to pass

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Bogor City Police are investigating a domestic abuse case involving the wife of a retired police general who allegedly physically abused and locked away more

Paulina Quintao – According to research by the Alola Foundation (FA), many female laborers in urban and rural areas are unaware of labor laws ratified in 2012.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide better working conditions for Indonesian workers in the

Jakarta – Amnesty International condemned Indonesia's parliament Friday for "dragging its feet" on the protection of domestic workers, despite the recent brutal abuse of an Indonesian m

Tangerang – Workers from car component producer PT Putra Bangun Reberindo in Cikupa Industrial Estate went on strike Wednesday to protest outsourcing at the company.

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Jakarta – Hundreds of ex-workers of Tangerang tap water company (PDAM) Tirta Benteng staged a rally in front of the Tangerang Administration Office on Monday demanding their jobs back.

Jakarta – An NGO called upon the government to resolve human rights abuses after Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong, was allegedly tortured by her emplo

Tangerang – Hundreds of workers laid off by detergent producer PT Sinar Antjol in Manis Industrial Estate in Curug, Tangerang regency staged a protest Thursday, demanding the management

Gorontalo – Around 80 employees of Grand Q Hotel in Gorontalo staged a rally on Wednesday, protesting alleged union-busting moves made by the company, which recently suspended the hotel

Hong Kong – Thousands of domestic helpers took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employers, the second such rally in

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