Khory Alfarizi, Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto claims Indonesia's employment continues to show positive signs of growth which he

Riri Rahayu, Arrijal Rachman, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has stated that working conditions in Indonesia have improved.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The spokesman for Muhammad Jusuf "JK" Kalla, Husain Abdullah, responded to the statement by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) gathered in front of the Manpower Ministry headquarters on Friday, November 4, 2022

Jakarta – Protesting workers from the Labour Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) plan to hold a national strike in December if the demands at today's demonstra

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry showed a sign regarding the hike in workers' minimum wage (UMP) in 2023 which will be announced at the end of November 2022.

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Members of the Labor Party will conduct simultaneous mass protests across 34 provinces on Wednesday with the Jakarta State Palace becoming the meeting point for m

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Legislative Council lawmaker Laurenzus Kadepa called on Investment Minister or Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia to resolve the ri

Grace Dungey – Indonesian palm oil workers and labor rights activists are looking to press their advantage following the success of four labor rights appeal cases heard in Indonesia's S

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Telecommunications provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison announced that the company has decided to lay off more than 300 of its employees.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, declared that the workers will conduct a nationwide strike in November or Decemb

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Emily Dugan – Indonesian labourers picking berries on a farm that supplies Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Tesco say they have been saddled with debts of up to #5,000 by

Jayapura, Jubi – Director of the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) Emanuel Gobay asked the Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) to immediately fulfill its promise to form a special comm

Jayapura, Jubi – Gold and copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is once again considered to be unfair as it opens job vacancies amid the uncertain fate of thousands of Freepo

Yogi Ernes, Jakarta – Workers rallied in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Wednesday August 10 demanding that Law Number 11/2020 on Job Creation

Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Malaysia's human resources minister on Thursday (July 28) said Indonesia has agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective Aug

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police intercepted an attempt to smuggle 91 Indonesian migrant workers to Selangor, Malaysia, as the government temporarily stopped sending it

Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) is calling on Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to appeal a State Administrative Court ruling annulling the city administrati

Martha Warta Silaban, Jakarta – University of Indonesia's Economy and Business Faculty Dean Teguh Dartanto in an event on Wednesday stated that Indonesian workers in the informal sector

Iqbal Muhtarom, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPI) urged Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to file an appeal against the Jakarta Administrative Court's (PTUN) v

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Antara, Free Malaysia Today, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is still waiting for a proposed solution from Malaysia regarding the recruitment system of Indonesian migrant workers.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing

Dewa W, Kenzu T, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has overturned Gubernatorial Decree No.

Katharina R.

Max Lane – The formation of a new Workers Party backed by the country's labour unions signifies a new trend in Indonesian politics.

Jordan Kefas Jefferson Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Labor Party strongly condemned the news of hundreds of migrant workers who died in immigration detention centers in Sabah, Malaysia

Ryan Dagur – The Indonesian government is to expedite the repatriation of illegal migrant workers held in Malaysian detention centers in response to a report by an advocacy group that s

Katharina Reny Lestari – A priest and several nuns were among dozens of anti-human trafficking activists who descended on the Malaysian embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on June

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia will on Wednesday receive the first group of Indonesian migrant workers since reopening its borders, with the hopes of easing a major labour shortage i

Agatha Olivia, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The number of recipients of the Pre-Employment Card Program has, until now, reached 12.8 million since being launched in April 2020, an official from

Amy Chew – In the first quarter of 2022, Indonesia's unemployment rate dropped to 5.83 per cent from 6.26 per cent in the same quarter a year earlier, amid an improvement in the country

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia barred a group of its plantation workers from travelling to Malaysia because recruiters did not follow proper procedures and most of the workers did not ha

International Labour Day 2022 was commemorated by the Labour Party as a "May Day Fiesta" at the Bung Karno Sports Stadium (GBK) in Jakarta on May 14.

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi is urged to immediately follow up on the recommendations of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in 2017 and

Tonggo Simangunsong – The sun was still about half an hour from rising when the sound of dangdut music broke the morning silence in the eucalyptus plantation barracks.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry officially issued a new regulation regarding the placement of migrant workers in foreign countries during the adaptation period

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Labour Party has been officially registered as a political party with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Kemenkumham).

Medan, North Sumatra – Twenty-six passengers reported missing when a fishing boat carrying undocumented migrant workers sank off the coast of North Sumatra have been found alive, some a

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – As many as 96 former PT Freeport Indonesia workers who were laid off have died, allegedly due to illness and depression after losing their jobs.

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – More than 1,000 workers will take to the streets today on February 16 and demand the Manpower Ministry to revoke its latest regulation that restricts people

Jakarta – The Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) along with the National Student League for Democracy (LMND) held a symbolic action in front of the Ministry of Labour bui

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – It was pitch-dark when 28-year-old Andika Pramono and 33 other Indonesians waited at the shore in Tanjung Tiram, North Sumatra in the wee hours of Monday (Feb 7)

Jakarta – No less than 2.7 million undereducated and unskilled Indonesians, most of them also undocumented, have risked their lives for the sake of getting the jobs in Malaysia they bad

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Indonesian Navy has intercepted 34 undocumented Indonesian workers trying to leave for Malaysia on a motorboat from Batu Bara regency in North Sumatra.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the government – and the police in particular – to tighten supervision of the palm oil industry following the finding of human cage a

Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – Advocacy group Migrant Care planned to file a report against Terbit Rencana Perangin Angin as Regent of Langkat, North Sumatra, to the National Commission on

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Head of the Jakarta legal bureau Yayan Yuhanah on Wednesday said the Jakarta administration will face the lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Employers Associat