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Children’s well-being begins with their parents’ decent work
Academia 2 months ago

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Children’s well-being begins with their parents’ decent work

While free meal programs offer a vital safety net, true child welfare is only sustainable when anchored by the dignity and security of a parent's decent work.
Finding the best recruitment strategies to attract the top talent
Academia 2 months ago

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Finding the best recruitment strategies to attract the top talent

The Indonesian labor market is characterized by the job hugging phenomenon, in which employees stay in their current positions for career stability, or job security, even if they may not be satisfied.
Deliberation and consensus needed in captive elephant debate
Academia 2 months ago

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Deliberation and consensus needed in captive elephant debate

The recent ban on elephant rides highlights the critical need for consensual deliberation in managing a balance between the various dimensions of contemporary conservation, including animal, community and environmental welfare.
When invention is mistaken for innovation
Academia 2 months ago

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When invention is mistaken for innovation

Until Indonesia bridges the gap between policy rhetoric and cultural reality, we will remain a nation of great ideas but few breakthroughs.
More jobs, less value: Indonesia’s labor efficiency gap
Academia 2 months ago

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More jobs, less value: Indonesia’s labor efficiency gap

When unemployment declines and employment rises, labor market conditions are commonly perceived as improving. This interpretation is not incorrect, but it remains incomplete.
Beware of central economic forecasts for 2026
Academia 3 months ago

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Beware of central economic forecasts for 2026

With China’s efforts to upgrade its growth model progressing slowly, the US will serve by far as the global economy’s primary engine, a concentration that creates its own set of risks.
Time to turn commitments into real protection for migrant workers
Academia 3 months ago

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Time to turn commitments into real protection for migrant workers

Many Indonesian migrant workers continue to live and work without effective protection. 
Jakarta’s heavy burden
Editorial 3 months ago

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Jakarta’s heavy burden

Building more infrastructure and opening real economic opportunities in the outer cities and beyond will help relieve Jakarta’s heavy burden.
The shadow rise of ‘homo inutilis’: An Indonesian perspective
Academia 5 months ago

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The shadow rise of ‘homo inutilis’: An Indonesian perspective

Indonesia needs to look closely at the interrelation between productivity and participation as technology moves apace and leaves humans lagging in both jobs and wages to avoid creating the "useless class".
The narrative battle of youths for Indonesia’s future
Academia 5 months ago

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The narrative battle of youths for Indonesia’s future

On social media, the riots were remembered less for their casualties or property damage than for the narratives that crystallized around them. 
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