Jakarta – Thousands of workers took to the city's main thoroughfares on Wednesday to protest delays in the increased minimum wage and hikes in electricity rates.

Hundreds of Indonesian workers joined protests in Jakarta today to urge the government to roll back increases in electricity and gas prices that they say are stalling efforts to introdu

The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has established a task force to monitor the threat of job dismissals following the implementation of monthly minimum wage standards considered a

George Roberts, Indonesia – Workers at a Nike shoe factory in Indonesia say the factory paid military personnel to intimidate them into working for less than the minimum wage.

Rebecca Lake – Indonesia's Nike factories have sought to deny their staff the new minimum wage by pressuring them to sign an agreement forfeiting their right to the pay increase, accord

Rebecca Lake – An Indonesian factory that produces apparel for Nike has revoked its application to be exempt from the minimum wage on Tuesday, after accusations arose that factory manag

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – An alliance of labor unions in North Sumatra said that they would return to the streets in the immediate future and file a lawsuit against acting governor Gatot

SP/Edi Hardum – Responding to a threat made by labor unions to conduct a massive fund withdrawal from state social security firm Jamsostek, the president director said that any withdraw

Imam Muzakir – Minister for Public Housing Djan Faridz revealed on Friday that his ministry will build low-cost rental apartments to accommodate 10,000 laborers.

Jakarta – An increase in the price of electricity beginning this month will reduce the purchasing power of laborers, Said Iqbal, the president of the Indonesian Workers Unions Confedera

Rangga Prakoso – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions will set up complaint posts in order to monitor the implementation of Jakarta's new minimum wage law, which is set to take

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesian migrant workers will always be vulnerable unless the government imposes strict policies to protect them throughout the whole process – from re

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has issued a regulation that will allow migrant workers to arrive at the regular passenger terminal of Soekarno-Ha

Jakarta – Members of advocacy groups focused on workers and women rights such as Migrant Care and Kapal Perempuan (Women's ship) demanded the government to take firm action to protect I

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Jakarta – The Jakarta Remuneration Board set the 2013 minimum provincial wage for different sectors (UMSP) between 5 to 17 percent higher than the standard wage, despite there being no

Fadli, Batam – After days of delay due to health concerns, Riau Islands Governor Muhammad Sani has officially signed a decree for the 2013 Batam minimum wage of Rp 2,040,000 (US$211.51)

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – The number of Indonesians working abroad could decline in the coming years as minimum wages in various regions of the country rise, some labor activists and work

Apriadi Gunawan and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Medan – A widespread industrial strike took place in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday with thousands of workers blockading the Tanjungmorawa-Bela

Ridwan Max Sijabat – While executives have complained that recently approved wage hikes smell of populism and capitulation to unions, several economists say that the increases reflect a

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – As workers held mass protests and strikes last week, thousands of labor-intensive companies are seeking government approval to postpone raising workers' mo

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Despite an outward appearance of solidarity in support of demands for improving the welfare of the nation's workers, local labor unions are divided and out

Thousands of workers staged a rally in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Thursday, demanding that the provincial administration raise their monthly wages, as their current pay was far from e

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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