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Academia 4 months ago
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Can domestic workers protection law end ‘modern slavery’?
As Indonesia ratifies a historic domestic worker protection law after two decades of silence, the nation must now decide if these statutory rights will remain a paper promise or finally dismantle the structures of modern slavery.
Jakarta 7 months ago
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No revision to Jakarta’s minimum wage, Governor Pramono says
Labor unions have argued in a series of protests against the Jakarta administration that this year’s city minimum wage of Rp 5.73 million (US$341) is still lower than the Rp 5.89 million of income recommended by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) for decent living in the city.
Jakarta 8 months ago
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Jakarta's minimum wage bump faces disappointed laborers
Laborers have voiced their dissatisfaction with the higher minimum wage for Jakarta next year, which stands at Rp 5.73 million (US$341), saying that the increase still falls short of meeting living standards amid rising cost of living in the capital.
Archipelago 8 months ago
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Batam gets highest 2026 minimum wage in Riau Islands
The provincial capital's minimum wage has been increased 7.38 percent to around Rp 5.36 million for 2026, while the greatest hike was around 9 percent for Bintan regency, where workers can expect a minimum wage of nearly Rp 4.6 million.
Jakarta 8 months ago
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Jakarta sets 2026’s minimum wage at Rp 5.7 million
Negotiations between workers, business owners and the city administration led to an agreement to set the alpha coefficient that determines the increase of minimum wage at 0.75, still within the threshold of between 0.5 and 0.9 set by the central government.
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