Made Anthony Iswara and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's open unemployment rate slightly dropped to 5.01 percent in February this year from 5.13 percent in the same month

Jakarta – Following the recent acquittal of Malaysian woman S.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded its lowest unemployment rate in more than a decade this year, though a wide gender wage gap has proved to be harder to shift.

Jakarta (Antara) – Migrant Care, a migrant workers' advocacy group, appealed to the government to lift the ban on sending migrant workers to the Middle East since it has fuelled widesp

Jakarta (Antara) – Labor Institute Indonesia has appealed to the government to step up capacity and competency of the labor force for better competing in the industry.

Ika Krismantari, Hizkia Yosias Polimpung, Reinhard Karger and Tim Schwartz – Technology is reshaping our lives in ways that we have never imagined before.

Jakarta – In the lead up to the commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day on May 1, the Palm Oil Workers Coalition (KBS) has again called on the government and companies to

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) economist Piter Abdullah Redjadalam argues the revised Government Regulation (PP) No.

Jakarta – The Palm Oil Workers Coalition (KBS) has criticised the government for not involving workers in efforts to resolve the crude palm oil (CPO) dispute between Indonesia and the

Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home Wednesday after their sentences were commut

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – A Malaysian woman has reportedly been cleared of murdering her Indonesian maid, who was allegedly tortured and forced to sleep outside with a dog, with activists o

Jakarta's representative in Penang is demanding answers after a harrowing case involving the death of an Indonesian domestic helper, Adelina Jerima Sau, was dropped by the courts.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate in Tawau, Sabah State, stated that there were Indonesian citizens working for farms and refineries in Malaysia who were being paid unfair wag

In the recent televised debate between Indonesia's vice presidential candidates, Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno, were asked about the threat of "dehumanisation" of the workforce in the f

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Migrant CARE, a labor rights advocacy group, has called on presidential candidates Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto to address the protection of Indon

Jakarta – Ride-hailing app taxi drivers have threatened to take to the street if their proposed fare of Rp 3,000 (21 US cents) per kilometer is rejected by the government, which plans

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have detained 10 suspects in the hijacking of two tanker trucks owned by state-owned energy company PT Pertamina that were subsequently taken to a protest

Two Pertamina fuel tankers were hijacked in North Jakarta this morning by protesters who have now parked them in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta and threatened to set them

Jakarta – Pertamina Tanker Truck Employees Union (SP-AMT) internal media team coordinator Chori explained that their aim in bringing the fuel tanker trucks to the State Palace in Jakar

The 2014 Presidential Election revealed the schisms among Indonesia's three main trade union confederations.

Muhammad Kurnianto, Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said that Indonesia would need as many as 17 million workers in the digital economy sector in 2030.

Niniek Karmini – Relatives and neighbors of the Indonesian woman accused of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother in Malaysia are preparing an emotional welc

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Female legislative candidates from the Jakarta II electoral district, which covers Central Jakarta, South Jakarta and overseas voters, pledged support for the

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's steel industry would need an additional 15 thousand workers to reach its production target of 10 million tons by 2025, Industry Minister Airlangga Hartar

Jakarta – For exactly four days scores of former PT Freeport Indonesia employees have been camped out opposite the State Palace in Central Jakarta.