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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.
The latest BPS report indicates that unemployment fell to a record low of 4.76 percent in February, but the KSPI and a think tank analyst have pointed to discrepancies with real conditions on the ground, especially regarding layoff data.
An unprecedented crowd of hopeful jobseekers have flocked to Jakarta City Hall in the past few weeks to apply for jobs as sanitation workers, highlighting mounting concerns over unemployment and rising layoffs in the capital.
The Manpower Ministry plans to clamp down on the all-too common practice of employers holding onto the graduation certificates of employees, even ex-employees, effectively keeping them hostage against quitting.
