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Editorial 2 years ago
Factoring election into minimum wage decision
It would be unfair to use the civil servant salary increase as a pretext to demand a minimum wage hike since the government decided to raise the wage of civil servants, military personnel and pensioners after a four-year moratorium, while the private-sector minimum wage has increased every year.
Politics 2 years ago
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Court upholds jobs law as labor unions stage rallies
The Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday rejected petitions to revoke President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s controversial government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on job creation, amid mounting protests from labor unions.
Editorial 2 years ago
Strategic, yet haphazard project
The government bears the brunt of the blame for the violence that has erupted on Rempang Island over its planned eviction of local residents in the name of development, as it has again ignored its own rules on pursuing consultative dialogue toward obtaining their free, prior and informed consent.
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