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View all search resultsThe government’s announcement last week that it will increase the minimum wage by 6.5 percent next year has been met with quiet acquiescence, with some labor groups still mulling plans to call off nationwide strikes and employers concerned with the impending impact on overhead costs and competitiveness.
The employers' association has urged immediate action from the government and the House to overhaul the 2003 Manpower Law as ordered by the Constitutional Court, warning of the adverse impacts on the investment climate amid ongoing vulnerability in labor-intensive sectors.
Indonesian businesses are concerned that restrictive trade policies from United States president-elect Donald Trump will incentivize Chinese producers to divert large quantities of goods to Southeast Asian markets and create barriers for Indonesian exports to the US.
The KSPI has released a statement announcing nationwide strikes on Nov. 19 and Dec. 24 over the government's failure to comply with the Constitutional Court's 2021 ruling to amend the highly contentious jobs law, as well as its failure to meet workers' minimum wage demands conveyed last month.
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