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November 28, 2023

Jakarta Globe - November 28, 2023

Aep Supandi, Bandung – The West Java branch of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) on Tuesday criticized local leaders who have proposed substantial rises in the minimum wage,

November 23, 2023

Tempo - November 23, 2023

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – A group of online taxi drivers in the Greater Jakarta area calling themselves the Revolusi Driver Online demanded an increase in basic fares.

November 22, 2023

Tempo - November 22, 2023

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono officially announced that Jakarta's 2024 minimum wage is now Rp5,067,381, or a 3.38 percent increase from th

November 21, 2023

Jakarta Globe - November 21, 2023

Jakarta – The minimum wage in Jakarta has been established at Rp 5.07 million ($327) per month for 2024, marking a 3.38 percent rise from the current threshold, acting Governor Heru Bud

November 20, 2023

Jakarta Post - November 20, 2023

Jakarta – PT Nestle Indonesia says that it has laid off 126 workers from its Kejayan factory in Pasuruan, East Java, to carry out a business transformation in the company.

Tempo - November 20, 2023

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal declared that the workers are prepared to go on a national strike if the government insists on raising the provincial minimum

November 17, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - November 17, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – In the midst of ongoing discussions surrounding the incorporation of Freeport shares in Indonesia and the potential extension of mining licenses – a matter reaching its

November 16, 2023

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2023

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Labor unions have expressed their dissatisfaction with the 2024 minimum wage formula and announced nationwide walkouts involving millions of workers to take plac

November 15, 2023

UCA News - November 15, 2023

About 20 percent of young people in Timor-Leste do not study or work due to lack of education, limitations in healthcare provision and ineffective social protection, according to a repo

November 9, 2023

Tempo - November 9, 2023

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo said he was often discredited because the wage of workers in Central Java is the lowest in Indonesia.

Liputan6 - November 9, 2023

Arief Rahman Hakim, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal has responded to a statement by Onward Indonesia Coalition presidential candidate (cap

November 8, 2023

CNBC Indonesia - November 8, 2023

Verda Nano Setiawan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has spoken out on the government's policy direction related to workers wages in the country.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2023

Jakarta – A resilient economy has led to a reduction in the unemployment rate despite weakening domestic and overseas demand this year.

November 5, 2023

ABC News - November 5, 2023

Hellena Souisa, Kai Feng, and Sally Brooks – Chinese electrician Mr Ding says he saw co-workers die, a crane catch fire and worked for "175 days straight" during an 18-month stint at tw

October 27, 2023

Tempo - October 27, 2023

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono stated that he has discussed the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2024 with the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energ

Tempo - October 27, 2023

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, said that workers were determined to stage a wav

CNBC Indonesia - October 27, 2023

Rosseno Aji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Friday October 2

October 25, 2023

Arah Juang - October 25, 2023

Dipo Negoro – At a press conference held at the Labour Party's executive committee (Exco) office in Jakarta on Wednesday September 13, Labour Party President Said Iqbal announced the na

October 16, 2023

Jakarta Post Editorial - October 16, 2023

Jakarta – Labor unions have demanded a 15-percent minimum wage increase for next year, citing the country's strong economic growth and a recent rise civil servant salaries and pension p

October 10, 2023

Tempo - October 10, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Online motorcycle taxis or online ojek drivers, who are members of the Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI), staged a protest called "10.10" today, Oc

October 6, 2023

October 2, 2023

CNN Indonesia - October 2, 2023

Hundreds of workers held a demonstration near the Arjuna Wiwaha or Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Monday October 2 to coincide with a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on a judicial

September 25, 2023

CNN Indonesia - September 25, 2023

Jakarta – Scores of protesters from the Labour Party and the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI) held a demonstration in front of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) building in South Jakarta

September 15, 2023

CNN Indonesia - September 15, 2023

Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has confirmed that they will not support presumptive presidential candidate (capres) former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan in the 2024 elect

September 14, 2023

CNN Indonesia - September 14, 2023

Jakarta – Protesting workers have begun leaving the Horse Statue area in Central Jakarta after holding a brief demonstration for around two hours on Thursday September 14 opposing the O

September 1, 2023

Indonesia at Melbourne - September 1, 2023

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir and Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun – Seizing on the revolutionary fervour of Indonesian Independence Day, workers from public and private universities in Indonesia declared

August 28, 2023

Vietnam Plus - August 28, 2023

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian government has lifted a moratorium on sending Indonesian citizens to the Middle East as domestic helpers but cautioned that those who take up offers of em

August 22, 2023

Tempo - August 22, 2023

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) chairperson Shinta Kamdani responded to the demand for a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage voiced by the Conf

August 21, 2023

Jakarta Post - August 21, 2023

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Workers at a local supplier for global brand sportswear brand Adidas say their employment rights are routinely breached, raising concerns about an industry lon

August 15, 2023

The Diplomat - August 15, 2023

Sebastian Strangio – Indonesian domestic workers and activists advocating for their rights began a hunger strike yesterday to protest against the parliament's delay in passing a bill to

August 14, 2023

CNN Indonesia - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – As many as 30 people from the Domestic Workers Alliance (PRT Alliance) began a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Monday Augus

August 10, 2023

Tempo - August 10, 2023

I Gusti Ayu Putu Puspasari, Jakarta – Labor Movement together with People (GEBRAK) is staging a mass protest and taking it to the streets today on Thursday, August 10, 2023, to demand t

CNN Indonesia - August 10, 2023

Thousands of workers from the Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) rallied in front of the In

Tempo - August 10, 2023

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Workers were protesting in Central Jakarta today, August 10, bringing four demands; the repeal of the Job Creation Law, the Health Law, the Development an

August 9, 2023

Tempo - August 9, 2023

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party along with several worker's unions will stage a protest in Constitutional Court and State Palace today, Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

Kompas.com - August 9, 2023

Jakarta – The Labour Party held a mass rally at the Arjuna Wijaya or Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Wednesday August 9 involving four trade union confederations, 60 national labour

August 4, 2023

CNN Indonesia - August 4, 2023

Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal is furious with a member of Anies Baswedan's Team 8 election campaign team, Sudirman Said, for meddling (m

The Diplomat - August 4, 2023

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama – Recently, Project Multatuli, an independent media organization in Indonesia, published a detailed report examining the conditions faced by I

August 3, 2023

Detik.com - August 3, 2023

Whisnu Pradana, Cimahi – A procession of Workers from Greater Bandung who are holding a long-march from the West Java governor's office in Bandung city to Jakarta arrived at the Cimahi

CNN Indonesia - August 3, 2023
Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) Chairperson Nining Elitos says that they will hold a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta o

July 26, 2023

July 7, 2023

Tempo - July 7, 2023

Riri Rahayu, Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Manpower Ministry Anwar Sanusi said digitalization changes the pattern of occupations.

June 23, 2023

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2023

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – More workers are expected to head to the chopping block in the Indonesian textile industry later this year, as companies face a prolonged slowdown in the expor

June 20, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - June 20, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Workers from PT Tandan Sawita Papua in Keerom Regency, East Arso District, have filed complaints with the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) after being laid off.

June 7, 2023

Lambe Turah - June 7, 2023

The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT) is threatening to hold a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building if the House does not start

NTT Media Express - June 7, 2023

Emanuel Dile Bataona, Lembata – The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT) has received some 600 complaints from domestic workers (PRT) who suffered violence at the h

May 24, 2023

Tempo - May 24, 2023

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Indonesian Labor Party President Said Iqbal announced that hundreds of thousands of workers are set to hold demonstrations against Law No.

May 17, 2023

Tempo - May 17, 2023

Joniansyah, Jakarta – The Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) and Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration Office prevented the departure of 10 illegal migrant workers to Saudi Arabia.

May 15, 2023

Tempo - May 15, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said that she would summon the producer of Adidas footwear following reports of the unilateral dismissal of thousands

May 11, 2023

Fulcrum - May 11, 2023

Max Lane – The small but vocal Partai Buruh (PB), a newcomer to Indonesian politics, could disrupt the 2024 elections if its questioning of the status quo succeeds.