The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry said that more than 50 percent of workers in the country are elementary school (SD) graduates.

Fadli, Batam – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expects to conduct a joint investigation with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, or Suhakam, to look into the k

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Migrant worker rights activists have reiterated a call for the closure of the notorious Selapajang Terminal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, citing it

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Some 100 workers from various labor unions in Semarang, Central Java, converged at the Semarang Manpower and Transmigration Office on Thursday and demanded it i

Throughout 2011 and until now, we are seeing new wave of workers radicalization.

Hundreds of coal truck drivers in South Sumatra are striking against a recent increase in non-subsidized fuel prices.

Fadli, Batam – Japan-based company PT Toyo Kanetsu Indonesia's plant in Batam, Riau Islands, has been forced to suspend operations after 400 of its workers, demanding an increase in the

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Hong Kong – Female migrant workers took to the streets of Hong Kong late last week to stage a protest in front of the Indonesian Consulate General building, calling

Fadli, Batam – After going on strike for more than two weeks, nearly 700 workers at a Malaysia-owned cable and wire manufacturer, PT Ho Wah Genting in Batam, Riau Islands, went back to

Viriya Paramita & Lenny Tristia Tambun – A civil rights group says it has received dozens of reports of Jakarta-based companies not paying employees their holiday bonuses, but the c

Lenny Tristia Tambun – TransJakarta bus drivers went on strike Monday morning over unpaid Idul Fitri holiday allowances and what they call an unfair disparity among bus drivers on diffe

Dessy Sagita – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions has called on the government to crack down on companies shirking their obligation to pay workers their 13th month bonus bef

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Labor unions have threatened to stage a nationwide strike next month if the government does not act to end outsourcing practices.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has asked all employers to pay the Idul Fitri bonus on time so that workers can celebrate the upcomi

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Working mothers in Indonesia are still facing barriers to exercising their rights to breastfeed their babies, as employers are somewhat reluctant to take

Ismira Lutfia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Labor activists have demanded that the labor minister apologize over a statement he made on Thursday apparently belittling work that does

Iman Mahditama and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – More than 30,000 workers from the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) marched on the Presidential Palace on Thursday, deman

Arientha Primanita & Lenny Tristia Tambun – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed government officials to reach a deal with laborers who took to the streets of Jakarta o

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – In a move to boost the welfare of labor, the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has revised a guideline normally used to determine the minimum wage for l

One of the country's largest labor unions rejected on Monday the government's "inconsequential" proposed revisions to the Reasonable Living Cost Index (KHL), and threatened to hold mass

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Migrant worker advocates have lent their voice to the government's calls for answers from Malaysia in the killing of three Indonesians there by the police this month.

Anita Rachman – Imas Tati still can't walk properly or stand up for long without a cane. When she moves from one spot to another, she has to grab onto something for support.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – A new study shows that Indonesia remains a country with a high number of child laborers, despite its record of reducing children's involvement in the lab

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Two labor unions on Friday filed a demand for a judicial review of the 2001 Law on Oil and Gas to the Constitutional Court, arguing that the law gave rise to

Misti P., Mojokerto – Scores of activists from the United Indonesian Labour Movement (PPBI) went to the 0815 Mojokerto District Military Command Headquarters in the East Java city of Mo

Amelia Tan, Singapore – Maid agents – unhappy with a new policy by the Indonesian government that bars agencies from earning commission from maids – hope to resolve the issue with the I

Fitri, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Supiani binti Abdul Salam had worked in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, for less than a year before tragedy struck.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apkindo) warned Friday of business closures and massive layoffs following the 55 percent increase in gas prices imposed last month by sta

Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s Grasberg mine in Indonesia threatened to return to strike as tensions grow following the dismissal of three union members this month

Indonesia has resumed sending maids to work in Malaysia three years after a ban was enforced because of numerous abuse cases, but fewer than a third of them had arrived, according to a

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Labor unions have protested at what they call "cosmetic changes" to a ministerial decree on decent living standards, as the minor revisions will not lead t

Agustiyanti, Surabaya – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar on Thursday called on regional governments to help return 10,000 child workers across the country to schoo

Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar says Indonesia is imposing a moratorium on the travel of Indonesian migrant workers to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and

Jakarta – The government has paid a total of Rp 2.8 billion (US$303,753) in subsidies over the past five months for 8,100 informal workers to take part in social security programs at st

Dessy Sagita & Fitri – Workers used nationwide rallies marking Labor Day on Tuesday to call on the government to push for a full investigation into the recent shooting deaths of thr

Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) says that the number of unemployed Indonesians increases by 1.3 million every year due to the gap between available job

Bagus BT Saragih and Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Despite the potential for a substantial loss of tax income, the government says it will implement a policy to exempt workers with a

Dewi Kurniawati – After spending 18 years as a staunch labor activist, including three years in prison, Dita Indah Sari shocked many in 2010 when she decided to join the Manpower and Tr

Police in the East Timorese capital Dili fired warning shots and arrested 84 people to disperse some 500 May Day protesters calling for higher wages on Tuesday, police and a witness sai

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Bayu Marhaenjati – A recent ruling in favor of workers in a labor dispute is expected to boost Tuesday's planned massive May Day rallies as police and milita

Rizky Amelia – Malaysian police have brutally shot Indonesian citizens at least three times in recent years, a nongovernmental group said over the weekend.

Jakarta – One of the country's largest Islamic groups says non-Muslim countries treat Indonesia's migrant workers better than countries such as Malaysia, where three workers are suspect

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Batam – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to inaugurate ten low-cost apartment developments that are expected to provide affordable rooms to thousands

The National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers has called for a thorough investigation into the shooting deaths of three workers in Malaysia, calling

Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry announced that it was ready to provide housing subsidies for 1,500 workers throughout Indonesia.

Jakarta – Thousands of workers at a garment factory in Tangerang went on strike to demand a Rp 200,000 increase in monthly wages.

Arientha Primanita – Despite holding a special meeting on Monday to prepare for massive rallies on May Day in Bogor, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono publicly tried to play down the p

Indonesia's parliament ratified on Thursday a UN convention on the protection of migrant workers in a move that will offer greater rights to millions of Indonesians working abroad.

The Indonesian government should keep up the momentum by moving quickly to revise Law 39 to comply with the protections in the Migrant Workers Convention.