Jakarta – The government admitted Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of Indonesians still work illegally in the more affluent neighboring country of Malaysia, despite campaigns to sto

On September 10 the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held a demonstration at the state palace in Jakarta, demanding that the government set a standard national wage.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Bogor – Following its decision to drop the plan to revise the 2003 Labor Law, the government says it will soon issue a regulation detailing termination procedures an

Jakarta – Six of the seven Papuans detained for allegedly killing two US nationals and an Indonesian near the PT Freeport gold mine in Timika, Papua, have gone on a hunger strike to pro

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – About 80 hotel workers protested near Senggigi Beach on Monday in a show of solidarity with two colleagues recently fired by Senggigi Reef Resort Hotel.

Jakarta – Some 500 workers staged a demonstration Sunday in front of the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta to demand a national minimum wage.

Jakarta – On September 10 the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held a demonstration at the State Palace in Jakarta against new forms of colonialism and demanded that the government set

Jakarta – The Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) is threatening to hold a national strike if the government fails to increase the national wage and abolish systems of contract labour and

Jakarta – Around 500 protesters from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) roundabout it Central Jakarta on September 10 demanding a suit

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The government is seeking to create jobs for 15 million people over the next three years as part of an expanded poverty alleviation campaign.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Sutinah's chores start early and end late, day in and day out.

The government is drafting a law on domestic workers that is aimed at providing legal protection from widespread exploitation.

Bekasi – Thousands of workers at Japan-based electronic goods producer PT Sanyo Indonesia went on strike Tuesday following the suspension of the management of their union.

Jakarta – There is no need to make controversial major changes to the labor law, as proposed by the government, according to a study by a group of state universities assigned to review

Fadli, Tanjung Pinang – Illegal immigrant worker Ahmad Affandi recently landed back at Tanjung Pinang's Sri Bintan Pura Port with nothing more than the shirt on his back.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's claim that his administration has made substantial inroads against unemployment is misleading and fails to recognize t

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Jakarta – Marlise Hutagalung, an employee of state-owned transportation company PPD, cried as she asked to meet the transportation minister and the state minister for state enterprises.

Jakarta – After two days of bad traffic jams in several areas and hundreds of stranded passengers, bus drivers succeeded Tuesday in winning eight months' worth of back salary from the g

Jakarta – Hundreds of bus drivers from state-owned transportation company PPD went on strike Monday over nine months of unpaid salaries.

Hera Diani, Jakarta – National Commission on Violence Against Women Chairwoman Tati Krisnawaty looked a tad irritated when most of the questions posed in a press conference Friday focus

Medan – Some 800 employees of companies that are heavily reliant on gas staged a protest Wednesday at the North Sumatra provincial council and the governor's office demanding the govern

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A special agency would protect Indonesian migrant workers and oversee the labor export program under a decree expected to be issued next month by President

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Participants in the Asia Pacific International Labor Organization seminar, which finished in Jakarta on Friday, visited Ciomas, Bogor, on Tuesday to investigate t

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – Going to school or playing is common for most children but it is a luxury for many youngsters living in the Ciomas district near Bogor.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Employers are demanding the government review the social security system to eliminate corruption in the management of its huge labor fund, and to facilitat

Palu, Central Sulawesi – At least 60 drivers of Utama Taxi, one of the major taxi companies in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, went on strike Thursday, demanding that the company

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Dozens of public minivan drivers rallied Monday in front of the transportation office in Mataram to protest conditions at the city's Mandalika bus terminal

Jakarta – Activists urged the government Monday to expedite the drafting of a long-awaited bill designed to protect domestic workers from discrimination, exploitation and mistreatment.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Looking at the fact that Indonesian migrant workers abroad are often exploited and abused by their employers and lack legal recourse, Indonesia is urged to ratif

Jakarta – Indonesian maids working overseas are still unaware of their right to report cases of abuse and other grievances to local authorities, activists say.

Bandung – Fifty-two former workers of state aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia began a long march from Bandung to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday to demand the gover

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Lawmakers here Tuesday lashed out at the management of state-owned labor insurance firm PT Jamsostek for failing to boost transparency and professionalism

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Tangerang – Some 500 workers of plywood producer PT Panah Forest Perkasa at Cikupa Mas Industrial Plant continued their strike Wednesday, bringing production to a halt.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has decided to postpone a national bipartite meeting with the country's labor unions supposedly due in June to an unspecified fut

Chazizah Gusnita, Jakarta – At lease six non-government organisations (NGOs) have declared their full support for 259 PT Securicor Indonesia employees who's future's are now uncertain.

Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono has officially asked the government to drop a plan to revise the 2003 labor law, which stirred nationwide protests last month.

Jakarta – The persistent weakness in Indonesia's economy has resulted in open unemployment remaining stubbornly high, with the number of people out of work in February compared to the s

Jakarta – Some 300 people from several labor organizations staged a rally Tuesday in front of Jakarta Police Headquarters, demanding the release of eight workers who were detained follo

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A labor union has accused senior officials at the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry of misusing Rp 30 billion (about US$3.3 million) in funds earmarked

Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) appears to be backing off on the proposed amendments to the 2003 Labor Law, saying that there are other more urgent ways in which

Malang – Hundreds of Malang Police officers moved in Thursday to break up a strike by workers at an auto body manufacturing plant in East Java.

Jakarta – Most of the labor supply companies operating in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) are illegal, an association says.

Abdul Khalik, Nusa Dua – Indonesia and Malaysia on Saturday signed a long-discussed memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers, especially domesti

Jakarta – Representatives from the business sector and labor unions agreed Friday to jointly find the best ways to improve the business climate by holding an official national bipartite

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – At a ceremony to mark World Labor Day (May 1) at Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT), Tanjung Priok port, Indonesian Seafarers Association (KPI

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Allowing the outsourcing of jobs would lead to a form of "modern slavery" and only create more insecurity among white-collar workers, the country's labor u

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Without justifying the destructive behavior exhibited in last week's labor protests, many people think the protesters' demands were reasonable.