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Civil groups renew calls for domestic workers bill passage
Society 1 month ago

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Civil groups renew calls for domestic workers bill passage

President Prabowo Subianto promised during the International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rally in 2025 to push the House of Representatives to pass the domestic workers protection bill within three months.
Activists stage hunger strike over lack of progress on domestic workers bill
Society 2 years ago

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Activists stage hunger strike over lack of progress on domestic workers bill

The hunger strike will be held in six cities across the country, including Medan, North Sumatra; Semarang, Central Java; Makassar, South Sulawesi; and Yogyakarta.
Further steps are needed to ensure protection for domestic workers in coming bill
Academia 3 years ago

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Further steps are needed to ensure protection for domestic workers in coming bill

Domestic workers are even more vulnerable to abuse because they work in private homes. 
RI’s domestic workers more protected abroad than at home
Academia 3 years ago

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RI’s domestic workers more protected abroad than at home

Employers in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries in many cases surpass their Indonesian counterparts when it comes to treating domestic workers.
Hong Kong foreign domestic workers 'abandoned' in virus crisis
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Hong Kong foreign domestic workers 'abandoned' in virus crisis

The Chinese financial hub is currently in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, registering thousands of confirmed cases a day as hospitals reach breaking point.
Migrant worker protection needs win-win solution
Editorial 4 years ago

Migrant worker protection needs win-win solution

Indonesia and Malaysia are slated to sign a new agreement this week on migrant worker protection, nearly six years after the previous deal expired, and it can only be hoped that the new deal will offer legal certainty for both Indonesian workers and their Malaysian employers.
Decent work for domestic workers; Are we making a difference?
Opinion 4 years ago

Decent work for domestic workers; Are we making a difference?

The informality of domestic work contributes to its invisibility, and this in turn, creates a circumstance where the plight of domestic workers is more easily overlooked. 
COVID-19 crisis erodes women’s rights in Indonesia: Activists
National 5 years ago

COVID-19 crisis erodes women’s rights in Indonesia: Activists

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia continues to disproportionately affect women, exacerbating gender inequalities that were already present in the country, women’s rights activists say.
COVID-19: Govt repatriates, isolates more than 500 TKIs from Malaysia
National 5 years ago

COVID-19: Govt repatriates, isolates more than 500 TKIs from Malaysia

All migrant workers are being quarantined for 14 days from their date of arrival.
'What about us?': Domestic workers feel neglected amid virus outbreak
National 6 years ago

'What about us?': Domestic workers feel neglected amid virus outbreak

Low-income households would be the worst-hit by a lockdown given that most of them could not put money aside for emergency savings, Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) researcher Eko Listiyanto said.
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