Tangerang – Hundreds of factory workers grouped under the Indonesian Metal Workers Labor Union Federation (FSPMI) staged a rally on Jl.

Ami Afriatni – The troubled Islamic Solidarity Games hit another roadblock on Monday as construction workers sealed the Riau Main Stadium, in Pekanbaru, over allegations that they had n

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Bayu Marhaenjati – Thousands of workers on Thursday gathered in the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle and at the State Palace to rally against the government's d

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Major confederations of labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the West Java administration regarding the postponement of the 2013 regional minimum wage (UMR).

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has inked a deal to provide troubled Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) with humanitarian assistance overseas.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Extensive layoffs in Indonesia's manufacturing and service sectors are growing inevitable as the businesspeople's appeal to the government to suspend the rise i

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers can no longer use incompetence or a lack of productivity among their employees as a basis to determine wages.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Dessy Sagita – Hundreds of labor union members demonstrated in front on the House of Representatives' building on Tuesday, demanding that the controversial bills

Jakarta – Hundreds of housemaids rallied at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday, demanding that the government and the House of Representatives protect their

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Domestic workers and activists staged a protest in the center of Yogyakarta City, on Friday, urging the House of Representatives to immediately pass the d

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Industry Minister MS Hidayat warned on Wednesday of massive layoffs in April if relevant authorities failed to postpone the recent rise in the minimum regional

Jakarta – The government has no right to ban Indonesian women from working abroad but rather it must protect them against any work risk wherever they are employed, according to the Indo

Several thousand workers from across Greater Jakarta gathered at various locations in the middle of the city on Wednesday demanding the government to reduce their monthly social securit

ID/Agusyanti, Dessy Sagita – Hundreds of companies will be exempt from paying their employees the new minimum wage to prevent bankruptcy, the manpower and transmigration minister said o

Tangerang – About 300 workers from the Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions Congress (KASBI) distributed information on new minimum wage rules.

Sulthoni Farras is a worker that became a victim of layoffs at a company in the capital city of Jakarta when the crisis hit in 1998.

SP/Edi Hardum – Legislators have urged Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar to crack down on officials who extort illegal fees from migrant workers returning from over

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.

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

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

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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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

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

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

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).

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 – 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

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