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December 6, 2012

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2012

Jakarta – Thousands of workers rallied on Wednesday at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, in front of several embassies and at the Presidential Palace, resulting in severe traffic cong

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2012

Apriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Medan/Batam – Thousands of workers staged a protest in Medan on Wednesday over the provincial minimum wage increase that was set at Rp 1.35 million (US$140.63

Jakarta Globe - December 6, 2012

Francezka Nangoy – Despite hefty minimum wage increases across the country next year, Indonesia remains an attractive destination for foreign companies due to the solid pace of its econ

December 5, 2012

Jakarta Globe - December 5, 2012

Mikael Niman & Bayu Marhaenjati – Thousands of workers marched on foreign embassies in Jakarta on Wednesday in the latest labor protest demanding the end of Indonesia's controversia

Jakarta Post - December 5, 2012

Fadli, Batam – As many as 130 companies have requested that the Riau Islands administration postpones the implementation of the new Batam minimum wage of Rp 2.04 million (US$212).

December 1, 2012

Jakarta Post - December 1, 2012

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken a firm stand amid demands from labor unionists to end the international perception that Indonesia is a haven for investors wanting

November 30, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 30, 2012

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – A number of business associations from several regions are preparing to file a lawsuit against the regulation governing provincial minimum wages for 2013 at ad

November 28, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 28, 2012

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Bowing to pressure from businesspeople, the government has decided to allow labor-intensive firms including textile, garment and shoe manufacturers, to seek

November 27, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 27, 2012

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) has said that at least 10,000 workers could lose their jobs when the Jakarta administration implements the new minimum wage at R

November 23, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 23, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Workers continued staging rallies on Thursday with many thousands taking to the streets demanding the government and employers follow the newest ministeria

Jakarta Post - November 23, 2012

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Industry Minister MS Hidayat said on Friday that he supported a plan of top businesspeople to challenge Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to s

Jakarta Post - November 23, 2012

Fadli and Arya Dipa, Batam/Bandung – Employers in Batam, Riau Islands Province, have voiced plans to boycott the implementation of the new minimum wage set by the local authority, argui

November 22, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 22, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Ainur Rohmah, Jakarta/Semarang – Thousands of workers went on strike in cities across the country in opposition to national social security programs that they say

Jakarta Post - November 22, 2012

The government has issued a much-anticipated regulation that limits outsourcing to five types of jobs: security, cleaning services, drivers, catering and support services for mining com

Jakarta Globe - November 22, 2012

SP/Adi Marsiela, Bandung – In the wake of Jakarta's 44 percent minimum wage hike, West Java has approved an increase in the minimum wage levels of its 26 districts and cities by an aver

November 21, 2012

Jakarta Globe - November 21, 2012

Lenny Tristia Tambun, SP/Fuska Sani & SP/Mikael Niman – A 44 percent rise in the Jakarta minimum wage has prompted a major employer organization to warn of mass layoffs as companies

Jakarta Post - November 21, 2012

Fadli and Nurni K. Sulaiman, Batam/N. Penajam Paser, E.

Jakarta Post - November 21, 2012

Andreas D. Arditya and Novia D.

November 19, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 19, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Ignoring complaints from the business sector, the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has issued a controversial decree that will limit the use of contrac

November 18, 2012

Jakarta Globe - November 18, 2012

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Muhamad Al Azhari – The Jakarta government is set to increase the monthly minimum wage by 44 percent in the nation's capital.

November 15, 2012

Straits Times - November 15, 2012

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – Thousands of workers took to the streets in Purwakarta, West Java, in ugly protests on Wednesday that saw most roads closed.

Jakarta Globe - November 15, 2012

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta Wage Council decided late on Wednesday night to recommend a massive 44 percent increase in next year's minimum wage, much to the dismay of business re

November 14, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2012

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of workers from the Medan Industrial Zone (KIM) in Medan, North Sumatra, rallied on Tuesday, calling a proposal to raise the monthly minimum wage (UMK

November 13, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2012

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – After lengthy and tough negotiations that had been going on since early October, the Riau Remuneration Council eventually agreed to a monthly 2013 Provincial

November 11, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2012

Amahl S.

November 9, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat and Andreas D.

November 8, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2012

Amahl S.

November 7, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2012

Nurfika Osman and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Rather than ensuring that the police take firm action against violent or prolonged labor protests, top government officials are conten

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2012

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesia must improve the quality of its local human resources so that more unemployed people can find jobs amid robust economic growth, a senior offic

November 6, 2012

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Only six provinces in the country have agreed to increase the regional minimum wage for 2013, while 27 others are expected to follow suit soon.

November 5, 2012

Jakarta Globe - November 5, 2012

Ten big companies will shut down their production in Indonesia as a result of unfavorable employment policies, according to Sarman Simanjorang, the deputy chairman of the Jakarta chapte

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Increases in workers' monthly salaries are important as they will help them pay the premiums for the national social security program to be implemented in

November 3, 2012

October 31, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 31, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – At least 10 companies are considering closing their businesses in Indonesia and relocating to other countries unless the government settles several labor i

October 30, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 30, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry is preparing a new decree that will make it difficult for companies to conduct outsourcing practices – a move that

Jakarta Post - October 30, 2012

Jakarta – "Indonesian maids now on sale" advertisement leaflets found by migrant care executive director Anis Hidayat in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, have generated publ

Jakarta Globe - October 30, 2012

Ronna Nirmala, Rangga Prakoso & Vento Saudale – The Bekasi Workers' Association has slammed recent attacks launched by a group of people on several workers' posts in the Jababeka In

October 29, 2012

Berita Satu - October 29, 2012

Ronna Nirmala/Ratna Nuraini – Unidentified individuals have attacked at least 10 labour coordination posts.

Antara News - October 29, 2012

A number of investors in the shoe-making sector backed out of their plans involving Indonesia, following the recent wave of labor demonstrations at a major industrial park, an executive

October 27, 2012

Jakarta Globe - October 27, 2012

Dessy Sagita – A labor union official has welcomed Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's promise to negotiate a higher minimum wage, but not if it is a product of the media e

October 26, 2012

Jakarta Globe - October 26, 2012

Kuala Lumpur – Reacting to news that 151 Indonesians have been shot dead by Malaysian police in the past five years, the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia has announced that it will soon q

October 25, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 25, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Defying a ruling by the Constitutional Court, the government has insisted that all employees joining the national social security programs must pay the pre

October 24, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2012

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Labor unions in North Sumatra have opposed the provincial administration's decision to raise the 2013 provincial minimum wage by only Rp 105,000 (US$10.92), or

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2012

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers staged a demonstration in front of the Jakarta City Hall on Wednesday, demanding that Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to raise the minimum regional wage and

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2012

Denpasar – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar says that the government will issue a new regulation abolishing labor outsourcing by the end of October.

October 21, 2012

Jakarta Globe - October 21, 2012

Grace Susetyo – Fans of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales may remember the story of "The Elves and the Shoemaker."

October 17, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 17, 2012

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that employers had to register their workers on national health-care and occupational social security programs, a

October 14, 2012

Max Lane - October 14, 2012

In its press statement on October 3, the Indonesian Workers and Labourers Assembly (MPBI) stated that 2 million workers mobilized for the national strike it called for that date, with m

October 9, 2012

Jakarta Post - October 9, 2012

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government has decided on the heels of last week's labor protests to impose tighter restrictions on the employment of workers through outsourcing.