On 28 July 2025, employees of the palm oil company PT Putera Manunggal Perkasa (PT PMP) in Kais, Sorong Selatan Regency, staged a peaceful protest (see photo on top, source: Jubi) deman

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Trade Union Coalition-Labour Party (KSP-PB) has rejected the government's claim that the poverty rate in Indonesia has fallen.

Fadli, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, the capital of Malaysia's Johor state, repatriated on Monday 232 previously detained migrant workers in coordination wi

Ruth Dea Juwita, The Manpower Ministry has logged a 32.1 percent jump in layoffs in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, mainly concentrated in the manufacturin

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Unemployment in Indonesia has become a highlighted topic in a report by the independent Qatari news channel, Al Jazeera.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) is calling on the government to swiftly regulate the pricing scheme for food and beverage deliveries via online mo

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) are staging a demonstration tod

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The latest survey conducted by Bank Indonesia (BI) reveals that the Job Availability Index (IKLK) for June 2025 has fallen into a pessimistic zone, with a sco

Kiki Safitri, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – National Police Chief (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has received the highest award from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi, West Java – Hundreds of workers across various industries in Bekasi regency, West Java, have lost their jobs as a wave of layoffs continues into early July 202

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – The persisting waves of layoffs remain a source of anxiety among Indonesian workers.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The government has started disbursing its 2025 Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) program, providing Rp 600,000 ($37) in total to eligible workers.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Garda Indonesia, an online motorcycle taxi drivers association, alongside various alliances of online motorcycle taxi (online ojek or ojol) organization

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia has received more than 1.7 million overseas job requests from partner countries as of May 2025, but has only managed to fill around 297,000 of those p

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's (BI) Consumer Survey for May 2025 shows that the Job Availability Index has fallen into the pessimistic zone, reaching a level of 95.7.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani speaks up about the recent wave of layoffs in Bali, urging the central government to take anticipatory measures in t

Erfan Maruf, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The chairman of the National Economic Council, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, acknowledged a wave of mass layoffs in recent months but expressed op

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen an increasing outflow of skilled young adults seeking work abroad in a brain drain phenomenon experts attribute to concern around job opp

Anna Del Savio – When a trio of Indonesian factory workers visited Nike's downtown Portland store May 27, they recognized parts of shoes that they cut or stitched.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, dismisses the complaints of those facing difficulty finding jobs in the country.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The latest LSI Denny JA survey reveals that a majority of Indonesians are finding it more difficult to secure jobs this year compared to previous years.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has released its latest data on labor conditions in Indonesia as of February 2025.

Rahmat Fajar Nugraha, Jakarta – Nusantara Trade Union Confederation (KSPN) General Chairperson Ristadi has highlighted the many domestic factories that have closed down or gone bankrupt

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has issued a new directive banning discriminatory requirements in job recruitment, such as appearance, age, height, marital status, ethn

Louis Plottel – There's a notorious stretch of road in Indonesia, by the border of North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, that passes through kilometres and kilometres of oil palm plantation

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Bara Muhammad Setiadi, a researcher from the Center for Economic and Law Studies (Celios), stated that online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers must put in e

Max Lane – From two different May Day events in Jakarta, divergent approaches in negotiating workers' aims and rights in Indonesia can be discerned.

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi, West Java – More than 25,000 job seekers crowded the President University Convention Center on Tuesday for a large job fair organized by the Bekasi Regency Gov

Antara, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli announced on Wednesday the issuance of a new circular prohibiting all forms of discrimination in the job recruitment process.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Thousands of job seekers crowded the Bekasi Pasti Kerja 2025 Job Fair, organized by the Bekasi District Manpower Office at President University's Jababeka

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Tensions have risen between flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and its pilots over disputes regarding the new leadership's hiring policy.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Labor Party and the Coalition of Labor Unions (KSP-PB) have reported a surge in mass layoffs in Indonesia, with 70,000 workers dismissed since t

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The government will distribute wage subsidies (BSU) to 17 million employees and contract teachers.

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Bob Azam, head of labor affairs at the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), says the government must urgently strengthen public purchasing power to

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Economist Bright Institute Awalil Rizky stated that the online motorcycle taxi industry, or ride-hailing, is expanding not only because of technological innovatio

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – 98 activist and Central Tapanuli Regent Masinton Pasaribu says that labour figure Marsinah is more deserving of the title of national hero t

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts Indonesia's unemployment rate will reach 5 percent in 2025.

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Around 1,300 former employees of PT Sri Rejeki Isman Textile Tbk. (Sritex) have been rehired by a company leasing Sritex's assets.

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Manpower Ministry launched the 2025 National Job Fair on Thursday, offering more than 53,000 job opportunities amid persistently high youth unemplo

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Representatives of online motorcycle taxi drivers, or ojol, held a meeting with the Ministry of Human Rights, during which a dozen members of the National

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The research group, Institute for Demographic and Affluence Studies (IDEAS), has estimated that the nationwide strike by online motorcycle taxi drivers or onli

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The board of supervisors of the Social Security Agency (BPJS) for Employment predicts that 280 thousand workers will face layoffs in Indonesia throughout this y

Jakarta – Migrant Workers Protection Minister Abdul Kadir Karding warned prospective interns to be cautious of Japan's so-called "cheap labor" schemes.

Jakarta – Grab Holdings and GoTo Group, which owns Gojek, were among ride-hailing and delivery services targeted by protesting drivers on May 20 in Indonesia, with thousands gathering t

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The online motorcycle (ojol) and taxi driver community held a demonstration at the Horse Statue in front of the southwest entrance to the National Monume

Indonesia's Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi spoke out about the demands of the online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver association regarding the reduction of the appli

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Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Grab Indonesia considers the status of online motorcycle taxi drivers or Ojol cannot be changed to permanent employees because it could have a broad impact.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia may face another wave of mass layoffs within the next three to six months as global economic challenges, including escalating US-China trade

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers who are joining the protest around the Horse Statue area refuse to meet with the secretary of the Directorate Genera