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Academia 4 years ago
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Time to take care of the unpaid work care
Research has shown that the gender gap in unpaid care work has adverse effects on economic growth and development because of its link to low female labor force participation (FLFP), the gender pay gap and domination of women workers in the informal sector.
Opinion 6 years ago
Building comprehensive protection against unemployment
In Indonesia alone, the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has just announced an increase of the unemployed by 3.72 million. This figure, of course, excludes the workers whose wages are cut due to reduced working hours.
Business 6 years ago
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75 years of women’s economic participation, pushing beyond stagnation
The female labor force participation (FLFP) rate in the country for those aged 15 and above grew from 44.48 percent in 1990 to 53.08 percent in 2019, according to data from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The FLFP rate is still 29.35 percentage points below that of their male counterparts, which stood at 82.43 percent in 2019.
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