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Economy 3 years ago

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New minimum wages upset labor, yet employers pursue lawsuit

The minimum wage hikes recently declared in several major provinces are far from what labor unions had demanded, but it is business associations that are seeking legal recourse.

Editorial 3 years ago

Temporary turbulence ahead

The executive and the House of Representatives should work together to explain the economic rationale for the recent fuel price reforms to citizens, including trade union leaders and university students.

Academia 3 years ago

Do Indonesian trade unions address the future of work?

Why were the labor unions left behind? Because they neither have significant membership nor unity in promoting its concerns and standpoints.

Editorial 4 years ago

In for flexible labor market

Wage rises are not sustainable if revenues do not increase either by higher productivity or bigger market sales.

City 5 years ago

Workers, students return to street for new jobs law protest

Labor unions and university students have once again taken to the streets in Jakarta to protest against the Job Creation Law, this time expressing their discontent in conjunction with the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Wednesday.

National 5 years ago

Labor union plans more protests against omnibus law, to prepare legal challenge

The KSPI is also planning to file a judicial review request against the Job Creation Law to the Constitutional Court.

World 5 years ago

International labor union federations write to Jokowi to protest omnibus law

Global union federations have urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to repeal the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, which they say undermines labor rights and strips away environmental protections, among other things.

Business 5 years ago

Electricity trade unions oppose omnibus bill revisions over privatization concerns

Major electricity industry trade unions are considering public protests and strikes to opposite revisions to the 2009 Electrification Law in the controversial omnibus bill on job creation, mainly over concerns that the country’s electricity supply chain will be privatized.

World 5 years ago

Panama protest over lifting of quarantine

Trade unions took to the streets of Panama City on Tuesday in protest at the government's decision to reopen the country's economy, claiming it will lead to a spike in infections and deaths from the coronavirus.

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