Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Shinta Kamdani discussed the impact of increasing the retirement age for workers in 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – Starting January 1, 2025, Indonesian workers enrolled in the pension program managed by state insurer BPJS Ketenagakerjaan will have to wait until they reach the age o

Prisma Ardianto, Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially raised the retirement age for workers to 59 years starting in 2025, as outlined in Article 15 of

Bandung – The West Java branch of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has expressed strong criticism of the governor's recent decision to implement sectoral minimum wage incre

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Some 15,000 workers from PT Sri Rejeki Isman Textile, or Sritex Group, planned to take to the streets in Jakarta to protest the Supreme Court (MA) that reje

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer, or Noel, says there have been at least 80,000 cases of layoffs since the beginning of the year until December

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Antara, Solo – Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), one of Indonesia's largest textile companies, has furloughed 3,000 employees following the Supreme Court's rejec

Swastika Swasikananda, Jakarta – As of November 2024, 272,164 Indonesian migrant workers have been deployed abroad, nearly matching the 274,000 recorded in 2023, according to the Indone

Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh – For over two decades, domestic workers in Indonesia, the vast majority of them women, have been advocating for their rights to no avail.

Jakarta – The Japan Association for Construction Human Resources (JAC) has expressed hope for assistance from neighboring countries, including Indonesia, to help address Japan's labor c

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Bandung – Head of the West Java Manpower and Transmigration Agency Teppy Wawan Dharmawan stated, the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) of West Java for 2025 was d

Jakarta – Indonesian fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia.

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Teguh Setyabudi has announced that Jakarta's provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2025 will rise to Rp 5.4 million ($339.6) per month, reflecting

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – Workers in the Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), represented by the Indonesian Workers Working Council (MPBI), are demanding a significant i

Antara, Ibnu Malikh, Jakarta – Indonesia's provinces are processing the provincial minimum wage (UMP) hike of 6.5 percent for 2025, following a directive from President Prabowo Subianto

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – Fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is designing various incentives and stimulus measures to support the industrial sector in dealing with the impact of a 6.5 percent increase i

Jakarta – Migrant Workers Protection Minister Abdul Kadir Karding says there is strong demand for Indonesian migrant workers in several countries, such as Japan, which has requested up

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Employers (Apindo) has voiced opposition to the 6.5 percent hike in the 2025 minimum wage, warning that the policy could hin

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has announced a 6.5 percent increase in the minimum wage, effective next year, aimed at safeguarding the purchasing power of the middle cla

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Confederation of All-Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI) welcomes the 6.5 percent increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage next year.

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Workers in Indonesia are expected to see a 6.3 percent increase in salaries in 2025, a rise that surpasses the projected salary growth in 2024 across most South

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is seeking further clarification from the government behind the 6.5 percent increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP)

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Ministry of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) has recently proposed a plan to collaborate with the Ministry of Immigration and Deportation

Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh – For over two decades, domestic workers in Indonesia, the vast majority of them women, have been advocating for their rights to no avail.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Labor unions are urging the government to increase the minimum wage in tandem with its plan to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo's administration is currently formulating the 2025 Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) to adjust to the Constitutional Court's Decision t

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The president of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), Said Iqbal, considers that increasing the value-added tax or VAT to 12 percent will worsen t

[The following is a statement by the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) that was issued during a protest action at the Ministry of Labour offices in Jakarta on November 20, 2024.]

Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has confirmed that it will not use Government Regulation (PP) No.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and other labor unions will organize a national strike involving 5 million workers across Indonesia

Jakarta – The Labour Party and the Confederation of the Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) is opposed to the government's plan to raise Value Added Tax (VAT) from 11 to 12 percent in 2025.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) to approve the judicial review of the Job Creation Law resulted in the Government Regulation Number 51 of 2023 reg

Nabila Ramadhanty – Hundreds of workers from the Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) and the Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPSI) inundated the Minis

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower held a closed meeting over the past few days.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, confirmed that Government Regulation (PP) No.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has directed his cabinet to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling that annulled 21 articles of the Job Creation Law, str

Jakarta – Indonesian worker groups said on Friday (Nov 1) that a Constitutional Court ruling on labour laws should lead to higher minimum wages next year, even though parts of their pet

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Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court granted of a number of points in a legal challenge submitted by labour groups related to the Omnibus Law on Job Cr

Antara, Jakarta – Said Iqbal, President of the Labor Party, expressed his relief and gratitude after the Constitutional Court granted a partial judicial review of the Job Creation Law.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday (Oct 31) ruled that changes must be made to some labour rules including ordering the establishment of sectoral minimum wages, in r

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Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to address a spike in layoffs, with Labor Minister Yassierli announcing nearly 60,000 workers affected nat

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from various labor unions will hold a protest demanding the repeal of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, at the Constitutional Court

Thousands of workers from various trade unions again held a demonstration to oversee a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on a judicial review of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower responded to workers' demands for an 8-10 percent increase in the minimum wage.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has assured that no employees at Indonesia's largest textile company, Sri Rejeki Isman, better known as Sritex, will face layoffs

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) and the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, said that thousands of workers planned to stage a rally at the C

Mediana – A total of 238 people out of 257 workers in six industrial sectors claimed that their monthly wage is not enough to meet the necessities of life.