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Opinion 6 years ago
Omnibus bill on job creation: Our last bus to demographic bonus
Something that President Jokowi could have emphasized again and again since he broached the omnibus bill plans in his Independence Day speech in August, is that these pieces of legislation are essential if Indonesia is going to cash in on the demographic dividend — a phenomenon that occurs when the size of the working-age population of between 14 and 65 years outnumbers dependents.
Opinion 6 years ago
PREMIUM
Skills, talent hold keys to Indonesia’s digital future
The latest "e-Conomy Southeast Asia" report from Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, released last month, found that Indonesia continues to be the region’s largest and fastest growing internet economy. The question is, how do we harness that growth not just to benefit the privileged few, but to advance progress for all Indonesians?
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.
National 7 years ago
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Take it or leave it: Fresh grads navigate the unknown world of work and salaries
The question of the “proper” salary for fresh graduates arose recently after a fresh graduate complained in an Instagram post about the Rp 8 million salary offer from a company they had applied to.
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