Ihsan Dalimunthe - Workers are sick and tired of the empty promises made by the political elite and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Bayu Marhaenjati & Mikael Niman, Jakarta – Calls for a cabinet reshuffle as well as the enactment of key legislation were among workers' demands on May Day this Friday

Makassar - In commemorating May Day 2015, a number of different organisations from the group People's Solidarity (SORAK) held a peaceful rally underneath the Jl.

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – At least 100,000 workers from Greater Jakarta congregated to mark Indonesia's first Labor Day national holiday.

Rizal Harahap and Suherdjoko, Pekanbaru/Semarang – Labor Day in Riau was free of rallies.

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Bayu Marhaenjati, Ezra Sihite & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged the government's support to the cause of both workers and businesses,

Fajar Eko Nugroho, Banyumas – Apparently International Labour Day 2014 is not just being commemorated by workers in different regions of Indonesia.

Sita W Dewi, Jakarta – Dozens of women workers grouped under the Women's Action Committee rallied in front of the official residence of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Menteng,

Thousand of workers in the Central Java city of Solo took to the streets this morning to commemorate International Labour Day on Thursday May 1.

Raka F Pujangga, Semarang – The Indonesian Trade Union Action Committee (Kasbi) and the Semarang branch of the Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) held a parade in the Cen

Edzan Raharjo, Yogyakarta – Thousands of workers in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets to commemorate Labour Day on Thursday May 1.

Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of workers from an alliance of several trade unions will take to the streets to celebrate International Labour Day or May Day on May 1.

Jakarta – The commemoration of Labour Day was also used by the Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).

Surya Mujib Anwar, Surabaya – Demonstrators from a number of different groups in East Java have begun arriving at the grounds of Governor Suryo in front of the State Grahadi building in

Muhammad Habib – Around 1,000 workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) commemorated May Day on Thursday May 1 by blockading the Raya Manyar highway in Gresik ci

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Jakarta – Thousands of workers have demanded that the minimum wage be increased 30 percent starting next year.

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Thousands of workers gathered at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Thursday morning to mark International Worker's Day and rally for higher wages and bet

SP/Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly know as Jokowi, received a delegation of f

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – A hundred or so workers in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh held prayers on a main street for the close of demonstrations commemorating Labour Da

Idham Khalid, Jakarta – Workers from the National Trade Union Confederation (KSN) held a theatrical action at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursda

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – Labour demonstrations have not just taken place in the main streets of the capital.

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The commemoration of May Day in the Makassar Industrial Area (Kima) in South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar descended into chaos on Thursday

Tangerang – Thousands of workers in Tangerang, Banten province celebrated May Day by bringing a 3-metre effigy of an octopus to the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

Sunariyah, Jakarta – Workers apparently are still traumatised by the administration of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Oris Riswan, Bandung – There was a different aspect to a workers protest action at the governor's office in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Thursday May 1.

Risanti, Bandung – Commemorating International Labour Day on May 1, hundreds of workers from the All Indonesian Workers Union-Metal and Electronic Machinery Trade Union Federation (SPSI

Aji Saktiyanto, Bandar Lampung – Workers holding a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day at the Bandar Lampung Adipura Monument in the provincial capital of Lampung on M

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – A demonstration commemorating Labour Day in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan was joined by around 4,000 workers.

M Ardiansyah, Palembang – South Sumatran journalists held an action to commemorate May Day in Palembang city at the Fountain traffic circle on Thursday May 1.

Arif Wicaksono, Jakarta – Labour organisations are proposing the establishment of an alternative political party that would take up pro-people programs for the Indonesian nation.

Desy Afrianti, Stella Maris – In a speech in front of the State Palace on Jl.

Jakarta – The Joint Labour Secretariat (Sekber Buruh) and the Political Alternative Committee (KPA) are reiterating the importance of workers forming an alternative political party outs

Bagus BT Saragih and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – When workers decided that the front of the State Palace would be the main location for their rally on Wednesday, they must

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – With Indonesia joining more than 80 other countries by declaring May 1 a national holiday from next year, thousands of workers in Jakarta kept calm for Int

International Workers Day, or May Day as it is more popularly called, was commemorated differently across the archipelago on Wednesday, ranging from entertaining performances to street

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Indonesian police and army units have conducted heavily armed security sweeps across Jayapura ahead of mass demonstrations to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Indonesia's annexation

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Indonesian workers converged on Central Jakarta in Wednesday's massive May Day rally, halting public transportation and closing down major arteries as workers and labor unions marched t

Mohamad Yusuf – Scores of women furnished with bamboo sticks held a sweeping action at the company PT Hangsai 3 in the Cakung Nusantara Bonded Zone (KBN) in Cilincing, North Jakarta on

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of workers and students from a number of different organisations in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held an action commemorating May Day today

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from the Labour Joint Secretariat (Sekber Buruh) held a protest action at the General Election Commission (KPU) building on Jl.

Putra Prima Perdana, Bandung – Shouts of "Free Papua" resounded from a megaphone belonging to the Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) in the midst of a demonstration by hundreds of workers c

An International Labour Day (May Day) demonstration in Bogor, West Java, descended into chaos when police and military tried to prevent hundreds of workers from the National Trade Union

Imam Santoso, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from Jakarta and the nearby cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta, Serang and Cilegon are gathering at the Hotel I

Indramayu – A peaceful International Labour Day action ended in chaos when members of the Pancasila Youth (PP) attacked protesters during a May Day action in the West Java city of Indra

Dhoni Setiawan, Jakarta – Thousands of labors from Welfare Labor Union Confederation (KSBSI) urged the government to meet their seven point demand when commemorating the World Labor Day

Timika – Thousands of workers employed in the PT Freeport Indonesia mining concession area in Mimika regency, West Papua, commemorated May Day by observing a moment of silence and readi