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Modern slavery: Beyond the myth of chains and shackles
Academia 2 weeks ago

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Modern slavery: Beyond the myth of chains and shackles

Modern slavery is about an absence of choice: situations where workers lack the real freedom to stop working because of threats, coercion, deception or debt. 
The hidden reality of informal employment statistics
Academia 4 months ago

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The hidden reality of informal employment statistics

Jobs are being created, but many remain unprotected and unworthy of the term “decent work.”
When job hugging becomes a way of survival
Academia 5 months ago

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When job hugging becomes a way of survival

The measure of development success should not stop at lower unemployment, it also must include the improvement of job quality.
Rights on demand: Asia’s gig economy gets a legal upgrade
Academia 5 months ago

Rights on demand: Asia’s gig economy gets a legal upgrade

The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers can act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labor.
Tariff wars reshape migration, raise risk of abuses
Academia 6 months ago

Tariff wars reshape migration, raise risk of abuses

A phenomenon known as "replacement migration" that moves upward across the economic hierarchy is growing in transnational migrant recruitment against the backdrop of Trump's tariff war, leading to the rise of global human supply chains and creating more complex labor issues in terms of hiring practices as well as workers' welfare.
Equitable reform required for the ojol industry
Academia 7 months ago

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Equitable reform required for the ojol industry

Behind the industry lies a clear indication of the government's failure to provide adequate and quality formal employment for its citizens.
Workers' rights in 'free fall' globally: Report
Regulations 9 months ago

Workers' rights in 'free fall' globally: Report

Workers' rights around the world are "in free fall", with widespread attempts to hamstring collective bargaining and attacks on trade union representatives, the world's largest trade union organization said Monday.
ASEAN needs both an EU FTA and zero-emissions community
Academia 10 months ago

ASEAN needs both an EU FTA and zero-emissions community

ASEAN needs to conform to the EU’s trade policy, which is rules-based and bound by its commitments to sustainability, labor rights and democratic values.
Bound by destiny
Editorial 1 year ago

Bound by destiny

While Indonesia and Malaysia have had disagreements over maritime boundaries, these must be managed carefully to prevent disputes from escalating into serious diplomatic rifts.
The IPEF and Indonesia’s strategic autonomy amid big-power rivalry
Academia 2 years ago

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The IPEF and Indonesia’s strategic autonomy amid big-power rivalry

The IPEF has the potential to bring resilience to Indonesia’s economy, which is especially important given the uncertain future of competitive protectionism and volatile security. 
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