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Business 6 years ago

Indonesia 'fulfilling' and 'welcoming' for expats, but doesn't offer much: HSBC survey

Indonesia ranks among the bottom five, while Switzerland tops the annual expat survey.

Editorial 7 years ago

Protecting labor and jobs

Laws and regulations are needed to provide workers with strong bargaining power, and the government guarantees the freedom of workers to set up organizations or trade unions. However, overly protective labor legislation could kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Rough road in realizing decent work for all

A lack of monitoring and enforcement of laws and regulations are preventing Indonesian workers from gaining decent work.

Opinion 7 years ago

The complexities of decent work and internships

The fact that many interns constantly face exploitation of their time and inalienable rights is common knowledge. I believe that the rights and dignity of interns as a whole need to be protected by strong labor laws with proper guidelines, which I repeatedly mentioned throughout.