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October 24, 2020

Reuters - October 24, 2020

Jakarta – Indonesia's workers will stage further mass protests across the country if President Joko Widodo signs new jobs measures into law next week, the head of the main labour group

October 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 22, 2020

Jakarta – The Indonesian Indigenous Entrepreneurs Association (HIPPI) has predicted that the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for Jakarta will see no increase in 2021 following economic sl

Tempo - October 22, 2020

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – The spokesperson of the Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI), Nining Elitos, said members of the labor unions refuse to meet representatives

October 16, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 16, 2020

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has asserted that it will not participate in the deliberation of regulations to implement the Job Creat

October 12, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 12, 2020

Jakarta – Spending the past seven months mostly at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people with the ability to find financial opportunities have turned the unlikely situation

October 10, 2020

Vietnam Plus - October 10, 2020

Jakarta (VNA) – A recent survey conducted by Jobstreet Indonesia showed that 35 percent of workers in the country had been laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while 19 percent had be

October 9, 2020

World Socialist Website - October 9, 2020

Ben McGrath – Workers and young people are protesting this week across Indonesia against a bill rushed through parliament on October 5 that deepens the government's attack on working co

October 8, 2020

Jakarta Globe - October 8, 2020

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has clarified several issues regarding the controversial Job Creation Law, saying that workers' rights remain protected.

Tempo - October 8, 2020

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Worker Union Confederation (KSPI) President Said Iqbal confirmed that his side along with 32 other labor union federations and confederations woul

October 7, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 7, 2020

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Global union federations have urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to repeal the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, which they say undermines labor

October 6, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 6, 2020

Jakarta – Labor unions and civil society organizations across the archipelago have staged nationwide protests and strikes to oppose the newly passed Job Creation Law, demanding the Hous

Tempo - October 6, 2020

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted patrols over meeting points of people planning to depart to Jakarta to protest against the

October 5, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 5, 2020

Jakarta – Police in Greater Jakarta have reportedly thwarted an attempt by workers to conduct a rally in front of the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Jakarta, to protest th

Tempo - October 5, 2020

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police stated that they would not issue a permit for a series of demonstrations planned by workers against the Job Creation bill before

October 4, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 4, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Labor unions and civil rights groups are set to hold large-scale protests from Oct.

October 2, 2020

The Interpreter - October 2, 2020

Joao da Cruz Cardoso – A crowd of young Timorese standing in front of the Portuguese Embassy in Dili has become a familiar sight in recent years.

September 30, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 30, 2020

Jakarta – The National Federation of Trade Unions (KSPN) says it has instructed its members to not take part in a national strike set to be held from Oct.

Jakarta Post - September 30, 2020

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – A recent study by the SMERU Research Institute, in cooperation with the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Gender Equality And Women's Empowerment (MAMPU), reve

September 28, 2020

Tempo - September 28, 2020

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Dozens of labor unions and confederations in Monday's press release declared that they have agreed to conduct a nationwide strike to reject the government's p

Straits Times - September 28, 2020

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian trade unions threatened on Monday (Sept 28) to stage a national strike next month after a committee in Parliament agreed to move ahead with proposed labou

September 27, 2020

Kompas.com - September 27, 2020

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Labour groups have criticised the House of Representatives (DPR) for holding a meeting to discuss labour related articles in the Draft Omnibus Law on Jo

South China Morning Post - September 27, 2020

Raquel Carvalho – Indonesian migrant workers will no longer be required to pay their own placement and training fees under new regulations being introduced by Jakarta in a move that has

September 25, 2020

Associated Press - September 25, 2020

An invisible workforce of millions of workers from some of Asia's poorest countries toil in the palm oil industry, many of them enduring various forms of exploitation, including child l

September 24, 2020

Tempo - September 24, 2020

Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Executive Director Mohammad Faisal explained that the ongoing downturn of business performance and economy potentially

September 16, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 16, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The preemployment card program's management team is putting on hold a plan to conduct in-person training to ensure the safety of recipients and instru

September 14, 2020

Coconuts Bali - September 14, 2020

More than 73,000 people have been furloughed during the COVID-19 crisis in Bali, with another 2,500 having lost their jobs, as the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak continues to take

September 12, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 12, 2020

Jakarta – The Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) has thwarted an illegal dispatch of potential Indonesian migrant workers to Cambodia.

September 11, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 11, 2020

Jakarta – The Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) has repatriated 52 workers who were stranded without pay in Saudi Arabia, an official said on Thursday.

September 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2020

Jakarta – Thirteen nurses working at the West Sulawesi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Mamuju regency have said they were abruptly dismissed from their jobs and are still owed back

September 7, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 7, 2020

Jakarta – Indonesia has granted entry to 450 Chinese workers employed by PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI), an aluminum producer based in the Galang Batang special economic zone in B

September 6, 2020

Tabloid JUBI - September 6, 2020

Jayapura, Jubi – Freeport Indonesia workers held a protest for the second time in Mile 72 that connecting Tembagapura and Freeport mining area on Wednesday (2/9/2020) demanding the corp

August 31, 2020

Radio New Zealand - August 31, 2020

A protest demanding an easing of a Covid-19 lockdown at the Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua ended last Friday.

August 28, 2020

Reuters - August 28, 2020

Agustinus Beo Da Cost, Jakarta – Workers at Indonesia's Grasberg gold and copper mine on Friday ended a protest demanding an easing of a coronavirus lockdown at the mine operated by a l

August 27, 2020

Jakarta Globe - August 27, 2020

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – Non-governmental organization Greenpeace Indonesia and Indonesian Labor Union (SBMI) held a protest at Aspiration Park in front of the National Monument, Centra

Tempo - August 27, 2020

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association (APSyFI) said that the number of workers in the textile and textile products (TPT) industry is curr

August 26, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2020

Jakarta – The disbursement of financial stimuli for active employees earning less than Rp 5 million (US$344.16) per month has been postponed from Aug. 25 to the end of this month.

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2020

Jakarta – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia has agreed to meet the demands of its employees at the Grasberg complex in Tembagapura, Papua, after more than 1,000 workers blocke

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Videos apparently showing four Indonesian crew members begging to be rescued from abuse aboard a Chinese fishing vessel have gone viral on social media,

Kompas.com - August 26, 2020

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Cross-Factory Labour Federation (FBLP) has spoken out in response to a request by House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani who asked wor

August 25, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 25, 2020

Jakarta – Members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) have once again gathered in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, to

Jakarta Post - August 25, 2020

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The reputation that sports giant Nike has gained from taking a labor-friendly stance in navigating the pandemic hangs in the balance, as a labor union com

August 24, 2020

Agence France Presse - August 24, 2020

Timika, Indonesia – More than 1,000 Indonesian workers blocked access to the world's biggest gold mine on Monday in protest at a company move to shut down visits to their families over

August 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 22, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and labor unions have agreed not to include several proposed revisions in a disputed labor cluster of the controversial omnibus bil

August 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 21, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has registered 12 million bank accounts of eligible recipients in its COVID-19 wage subsidy program, aimed at boosting household spendi

Jakarta Post - August 21, 2020

Jakarta – E-wallet platform DANA has officially become the government's latest partner to disburse cash assistance to participants of the pre-employment card program, following a memora

August 20, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 20, 2020

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The National Federation of Trade Unions (KSPN) has responded to an accusation that the tripartite team formed by the government has had little impact on the for

August 19, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 19, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and labor unions have formed a team to discuss labor provisions in the controversial omnibus bill on job creation following the uni

August 18, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 18, 2020

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono announced on Monday a plan to accelerate infrastructure spending in the third quarter while ramping up the

August 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 8, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government will resume the preemployment card program on Saturday and prioritize people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic after the program had b