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View all search resultsManpower-Ministry
Politics 10 months ago
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Deputy minister allegedly forces workers to pay exorbitant fees for licenses
Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan allegedly received at least Rp 3 billion (US$183,859) and a sports motorcycle from an extortion ring pertaining to work safety certification, which inflated the application fee by around 20 times.
Economy 11 months ago
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Layoffs surge in manufacturing, retail, govt data suggest
The latest release of manpower data shows that the manufacturing, retail and mining sectors recorded the sharpest rise in job losses over the six months to June, with Central Java leading the provinces most affected by layoffs.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: Manpower Ministry skimming off expats on top of strict laws
Indonesia’s tough laws on companies employing foreigners have been further complicated by alleged embezzlement at a unit of the Manpower Ministry which oversees their administration. An ongoing probe into the scandal, however, may not lead to significant changes as the practice has been taking place for more than a decade.
Regulations 1 year ago
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Govt bans employers from holding onto workers’ graduation certificates
The manpower minister issued a circular to ban what has been common practice at many workplaces and signaled that such protection could be enshrined in a forthcoming ministerial regulation or an amended Manpower Law.
