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A lot of information on Indonesian labor struggles can also be found in the various electronic bulletins sections.
A recent demonstration against a Chinese nickel company in Southeast Sulawesi could be a labour dispute – or something more.
On the morning of 14 December 2020, hundreds of people carried out demonstrations at the front gate of Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI), a company owned by investors (...)
Indonesia’s new Omnibus Law was passed earlier this month, enacting a major series of counterreforms to workers’ rights and the environment. In protest, tens of thousands of workers went on strike, and in dozens of cities, students took to the streets.
In recent weeks, Indonesia has seen a wave (...)
Amnesty International Indonesia has lambasted the newly passed Omnibus Law on Job Creation, calling it a threat to human rights that could harm labor rights and exploit workers in the country.
Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid called the law “catastrophic”.
“This is (...)
New law to boost investment is a ‘tragic miscalculation’, campaigners say, as unions plan strike action in protest.
Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers’ rights in an attempt to boost investment, a move condemned as a “tragic (...)
The multidimensional crisis is emerging due to Covid-19 outbreak and give impacts to the working class in Indonesia. Not to mention the receding issue of layoffs due to the economic crisis experienced before the arrival of COVID-19, now the wave of mass layoffs has jumped significantly as a (...)
Surabaya — Protests against neoliberal labour reforms have been postponed. Thousands of people from labour, student and non-government organisations who are part of the East Java Movement Against the Omnibus Law (Getol) have cancelled a protest action which was planned to be held on Monday (...)
Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta — Three trade union confederations have agreed to revive the Indonesian Trade Union Council (MPBI) to fight the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation.
The three confederations are the Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI), the Confederation of (...)
Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) Statement - September 24, 2019
September 24 marks the commemoration of National Farmers Day. Every year, thousands of farmers take to the streets to demand the justice and prosperity that seems to have been forgotten by the government.
National Farmers (...)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo held a meeting with trade unions leaders in the Garuda Room at the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java on Friday April 26. Widodo was accompanied by Labour Minister Hanif Dhakiri and Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko.
The trade union leaders who attended the (...)
In 2019, President Joko Widodo will no longer enjoy the support of the grassroots urban poor movement. He has also failed to bring the labour movement into his camp over the course of his first term. Both groups feel the president has ignored social and economic rights, instead focusing on (...)
Trade union says surrendering wages to market forces is impoverishing workers
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — The Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) says that annual minimum wage increases under the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration has continued to decline every year. (...)
Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has proposed an 8.13 percent rise in the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2019, saying an increase of that amount was based on data issued by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on inflation of 2.88 percent and economic growth of 5.15 percent.
“We hope that all governors (...)
Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta — The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is still carrying out forced evictions one year after his campaign promise not to do so.
The evictions were carried out by force without prior consultation with communities.
Jakarta (...)
Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta — The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says that Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is still carrying out forced evictions one year after his campaign promise not to do so.
The evictions were carried out by force without prior consultation with communities.
Jakarta (...)
Between 2009 and 2015, sections of Indonesia’s nascent trade union movement attempted to enter the political fray. Many political and trade union activists hoped that an independent workers’ party could emerge. These hopes floundered, and key trade union leaders instead ran for political office (...)
Thousands of Jakarta’s long-serving category 2 contract workers staged a rally in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, the same day when selections for civil servants officially began.
Wearing scout uniforms and erecting banners that urged the city administration to raise their (...)
While plenty of investors are pouring millions of dollars in funding into regional ride-hailing giants Go-Jek and Grab, many “partner” drivers working for the app-based transportation services feel like they’re getting left in the dust in terms of treatment and some of them are now advocating for (...)
Regional ride-sharing giant Grab is an official partner of the Asian Games, which opens next week on August 18. However, there is a chance that a significant portion of Grab’s motorcycle taxi fleet will be spending that day demonstrating rather than taking passengers over the drivers’ unmet (...)
Flocks of sports fans are expected to be coming to the Asian Games’ host cities of Jakarta and Palembang for the enormous regional athletic competition beginning on August 18. Plenty of people in those two cities will be relying on app based ride-hailing services Go-Jek and Grab to help them get (...)
Trade Union Movement and Democracy in Indonesia: 2010, 2014, and Beyond
A Case Study by Surya Tjandra
On International Labour Day in 2010, Jakarta witnessed a historic event. About 150,000 workers from all over the country held a protest demanding the implementation of a planned social (...)
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