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Agriculture sector catches Indonesian workforce amid falling job market
Business 1 week ago

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Agriculture sector catches Indonesian workforce amid falling job market

Nearly 3 million Indonesians joined the agricultural workforce last year as millions, most...
Poverty rate hits three-year high
Business 2 weeks ago

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Poverty rate hits three-year high

The pandemic has pushed 2.76 million more Indonesians into poverty, bringing the country’s pov...
Jakarta's 'sad clowns': Boon for costume businesses
Lifestyle 3 weeks ago

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Jakarta's 'sad clowns': Boon for costume businesses

The sudden increase in people hitting the streets in costumes has been a boon for the costume indust...
Jakarta's 'sad clowns': Resilience and fortitude during COVID-19
Lifestyle 3 weeks ago

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Jakarta's 'sad clowns': Resilience and fortitude during COVID-19

As the economy declines and the job market plummets amid COVID-19, some young Indonesians have turne...
World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN
Business 1 month ago

World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN

Official global unemployment shot up by 1.1 percent, or 33 million more people, to a total of 220 mi...
Fed's Powell warns economic outlook still 'highly uncertain'
Business 1 month ago

Fed's Powell warns economic outlook still 'highly uncertain'

The FOMC again pledged to keep the benchmark lending rate low until the economy achieves "full ...
Fragile recovery seen in global labor market after huge 2020 losses: ILO
Business 1 month ago

Fragile recovery seen in global labor market after huge 2020 losses: ILO

ILO data show that women and younger workers were most affected, while the hardest-hit sectors were ...
Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan
Business 1 month ago

Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan

Around 40 percent of workers are in vulnerable "non-regular" jobs with lower wages and con...
Biden to unveil economic plan as US recovery buckles
Business 1 month ago

Biden to unveil economic plan as US recovery buckles

The latest government data shows the economy shedding jobs in December and weekly layoffs continuing...
Yearender 2020: The year of unexpected changes, silver linings
National 2 months ago

Yearender 2020: The year of unexpected changes, silver linings

Like no other time in recent history, 2020 has been the year of people accepting fundamental alterat...
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