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mrotul Karimah, 22, a new graduate from a university in Jakarta, said she was planning to work after her graduation, which took place earlier this month.

"I'd like to work after my university graduation because I want to have a career," she said on Sunday, adding that getting married after graduation was not her choice.

"I have spent many years at school. Getting a good job will be rewarding after these years," she said.

She added that making money would make her parents happy.

"My parents have financed my schooling. Now, it's time for me to make money myself" she said.

Imrotul knows what she wants to do next after graduation. Unlike her, many female university students are undecided as to whether they are going to work after university graduation, or get married, says the Chairman of the Confederation of Indonesian Prosperous Labor Unions (KSBSI), Rekson Silaban.

Rekson spoke to The Jakarta Post during the launching of the Decisions-for-Life campaign in Jakarta on Friday. He said the two-year program, aimed to help female graduates and young workers make better decisions.

He said the campaign would stress women's rights and not exploitation in Indonesia or overseas.

"Sufficient distribution of information on *decisions for life' for women is also expected to reduce the incidence of domestic violence in the country," he said.

The Indonesian National Commission on Women's Protection showed that the number of domestic violence cases increased by 213 percent to 54,425 cases in 2008, from 25,522 a year earlier.

Sulistri, KSBSI secretary-general, told the Post this was part of a global campaign of "Decent Work, Decent Life for Women" by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in 12 developing countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

ITUC was working with the UNI Global Union (of trades unions), the University of Amsterdam and the Wage Indicator foundation.

Ira Rachmawati, a local campaign coordinator, said the program would target 1,000 females aged between 15 and 29 across the country, out of 10,000 targeted in 12 countries.

"They are expected to get informed on how to make better decisions after university graduation, and to understand employment mechanism in offices," she said, adding that the campaign would cover schools, universities and offices.

" Big cities - Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan will be the priority," she said.