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Academia 3 years ago

We need to uplift the forgotten women behind Asia's plastic waste recycling systems

The pandemic has been shown to especially disproportionately affect women globally, since it has significantly increased the burden of unpaid care.

Society 3 years ago

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Manpower minister promises more accurate, targeted wage subsidy scheme

The Manpower Ministry is preparing a more accurate, targeted scheme for the wage subsidy program (BSU) for low-income formal workers to help shield the workforce from high inflation.

Economy 3 years ago

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Calls mount for Govt to expand wage subsidy scheme

Business associations and trade unions support the Ombudsman's proposal to include informal workers in the scheme.

Companies 3 years ago

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Early wage access start-up Wagely gets $8.3 million in funding

The funding will go to developing its platform and expand operations in Indonesia and Bangladesh.

Editorial 4 years ago

Transjakarta’s reforms

Transjakarta president director Mochammad Yana Aditya said the company would overhaul its system in accordance with the KNKT’s recommendations to prevent further accidents in the future.

Academia 4 years ago

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Indonesian migrant fishers require decent working conditions

Government agencies have issued overlapping rules and regulations on the recruitment and placement of migrant fishers.

Academia 4 years ago

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Time to take care of the unpaid work care

Research has shown that the gender gap in unpaid care work has adverse effects on economic growth and development because of its link to low female labor force participation (FLFP), the gender pay gap and domination of women workers in the informal sector.

Editorial 4 years ago

Helping low-wage workers

The extension to the wage subsidy can help workers in two ways: through direct disbursement of the aid to beneficiaries' bank accounts, and by encouraging companies to sign up their employees to the workers social security scheme.

National 5 years ago

Workers return to street to protest against jobs law, demand wage hike

Protests against the Job Creation Law have entered their fifth week in Jakarta as workers stage yet another rally near the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta to voice their opposition to the controversial law and the government’s decision not to increase the minimum wage.

Business 5 years ago

Japan's household spending, real wages extend COVID-driven declines

A year-on-year decline in the household spending in August would mark the 11th straight of falls, the longest period of contraction since a 15-month stretch to May 2017.

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