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Public Books and the Asian Labour Review have partnered to exchange an ongoing series of essays and interviews about and for workers’ movements around the world. Today’s conversation, “5 Books on the Politics of Indonesian Labor,” was originally published on April 12, 2023.
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As Indonesia passes its new criminal code – the first significant revision of its criminal laws since the country got its independence from colonial rule in 1945 – Frans Ari Prasetyo outlines its dangers, and discusses next steps for the movement against state repression in Indonesia.
A new (...)
“Please tell me how I can make companies obey the law,” the official said.
He was exasperated by the companies whose oil palm plantations saturated the sub-district he headed in Indonesian Borneo. Their managers refused to give him information, address complaints or even come to his office when (...)
Jakarta — University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI) Chairperson Melki Sedek Huang says that State Secretary Ministry Special Staffer Faldo Maldini is trying to divert the main issue away from public criticism of the enactment into law of the government regulation in lieu (...)
Jakarta — All Indonesia Workers Organisation (OPSI) Secretary General Timboel Siregar says that the recently issued Labour Minister Regulation (Permenaker) Number 5/2023 will not have an impact on the sacking (PHK) of workers.
The Permenaker regulates the adjustment of work times and wages in (...)
Jakarta — The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says there were a number of irregularities in the acquittal of two defendants in last year’s fatal Kanjuruhan soccer stadium stampede.
Likewise also with the light sentence handed down against a third defendant in (...)
On Jan. 14, 2023, following a three-day strike organized by the National Workers Union of Indonesia (Serikat Pekerja Nasional, or SPN), a violent clash between Indonesian and Chinese workers took place in the facilities of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi. The (...)
Leftists in Ukraine are simultaneously resisting Russian imperialism and the domestic imposition of neoliberalism.
Jakarta -– A coalition of civil society activists calling themselves the Indonesian People’s Protest demonstrated in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in (...)
In Indonesia, predatory alliances of politicians and businesses were established during the 32-year New Order era under Soeharto and survived in post-reform Indonesia.
Richard Robison’s Rise of Capital (1986) and Vedi Hadiz & Richard Robison’s Reorganizing Power (2004) introduced the idea (...)
Jakarta — The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has recorded that as of December 2022 as many as 60,642 civilians have been displaced — and 732 of these have died — as a consequence of the armed conflict between the TNI (Indonesian military) and the Free Papua (...)
Jakarta — Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti says that the humanitarian pause negotiated by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has failed to provide a solution to the armed conflict in Papua.
Maulidiyanti revealed that (...)
Jakarta — The House of Representatives (DPR) Legislative Body (Baleg) has agreed that the Draft Omnibus Law on Healthcare be taken to a plenary meeting to be approved as a DPR initiative.
Baleg Deputy Chairperson Achmad Baidowi said that out of the nine political party factions in parliament, (...)
The Indonesian Police deploys their troops as security forces in most civil society gatherings: from demonstrations to football matches. To control the crowd, they often use an excessive amount of tear gas which leads to dangerous situations resulting in high numbers of victims and deaths. (...)
Jakarta — The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is suspicious of the move by the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) to accelerate the determination of 100 percent of Indonesia’s forest areas in 2023, or in other words ahead of the 2024 legislative and presidential elections. (...)
Jakarta — The National Network for Domestic Worker Advocacy (Jala PRT) is threatening to hold a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Jakarta if the government and the DPR do not start deliberating the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT) (...)
Jakarta — The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) predicts that the issuance of mining and palm oil plantation permits will increase during the political year in the lead up to the 2024 elections. This prediction is a reflection on what happened in 2018, ahead of the 2019 elections. (...)
Garut — A coalition of civil society organisations is protesting a number of proposed Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) draft regional regulations (Raperda) that they say is a form of identity politics ahead of the 2024 elections.
One of the regions that has proposed an (...)
Medan — Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto has revealed a plan to reinforce military forces in every part of Indonesia’s territory by establishing Regional Military Commands (Kodam) in every province, every regency having a District Military Command (Kodim) unit and each sub-district (...)
Jakarta — The Indonesian Association of Villages (Apdesi) says that the political parties (parpol) are “enticing” village heads (kades) with a proposal to extend their terms in office in order to attract their empathy ahead of the 2024 legislative and presidential elections.
Apdesi (...)
Jakarta — Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) Chairperson Julius Ibrani says that law enforcement officials have a special team tasked with criminalising critical and opposition groups in Indonesia.
This was conveyed by Ibrani during an end of year notes discussion on the (...)
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