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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta's ride-hailing services remained largely unaffected on Tuesday morning despite a nationwide protest by online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers, many of w

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

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

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

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

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) is set to hold a mass demonstration on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, bringing together online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Despite a vast labor force, local businesses continue to struggle with hiring and retaining top talent.

Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of ride-hailing drivers across Indonesia are set to stage a nationwide protest on Tuesday, May 20, demanding better pay, fairer working co

Calvin Yang, Sukabumi, Indonesia – Indonesian youth Icha Nur Septiani sent out more than 2,000 resumes before she finally landed a job as a customer service expert at a major ride-haili

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) along with online motorcycle (ojol) drivers, online taxis, and couriers will conduct a demonstration on Tuesday,

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The online motorcycle taxi drivers' association, Garda Indonesia, will stage a mass protest on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has defended the practice of setting maximum age limits for certain job applications in Indonesia, arguing that some

It was quite surprising for anyone who reads history, who has followed the trajectory of the Indonesian regime, and who has been involved in the people's movement, when President Prabow

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The Social Security Administrator Agency, known as BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, has recorded a yearly increase in claims for the Job Loss Guarantee (JKP).

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Roles in artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability are among the fastest-growing career paths for university graduates in Indonesia, acco

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The Director General of Indonesia's BPJS Employment, Anggoro Eko Cahyo, stated that although there are approximately 2 million registered online motorcycl

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), disclosed that the number of unemployed individuals in Indonesia has risen to 7

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed his support for the abolition of the outsourcing system, or labor outsourcing, one of the demands of laborers during th

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – More than 24,000 workers in Indonesia have been laid off as of May 2025, according to Manpower Minister Yassierli, marking nearly a third of the total layoffs

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's open unemployment rate edged down to 4.76 percent in February 2025 from 4.82 percent a year earlier, according to the Cent

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said on Monday that the government has initiated the process to award the title of National Hero to slain lab

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – An unprecedented crowd of hopeful jobseekers have flocked to Jakarta City Hall in the past few weeks to apply for jobs as sanitation workers, highlighting moun

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesia Employers' Association (Apindo), Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, responded to President Prabowo Subianto's plan to eliminate the outsourcing