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Indonesian ambassador proposes moratorium on sending domestic workers to Malaysia

Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Rusdi Kirana has proposed a moratorium, or temporary suspension, on sending domestic ...

Domestic workers are often invisible: ILO

Domestic workers are invisible in many ways due to the working conditions that they are often put under, Director of ...

International Women`s Day promotes women`s roles, reminds of challenges

March 8 is internationally recognized as the day that women all over the world are being celebrated. Women are ...

Yearender - Indonesia`s homework on workers` migration

The United Nations (UN) has designated December 18 as the International Migrant Workers Day, when the international ...

Embassy launches ID card for Indonesian migrant workers in Singapore

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore has launched the Indonesia-Singapore Worker Card (KPIS), an identity card for ...

India`s parliament passes controversial child labour bill

Indias parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial law that would allow children to work for family businesses, ...

Kalla, Najib discuss workers` and fishermen`s issues

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamad Najib have discussed Indonesian migrant ...

Minister upholds ban on domestic worker placement in Middle East

The ban on sending domestic workers to the Middle East will not be lifted, Manpower Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri ...

Taiwan employers consider Indonesian workers as family

Almost all migrant workers' usersw in Taiwan considers Indonesian workers, especially in the domestic sector, a ...

Indonesians advised not to be wary of foreign workers

Some Indonesians are becoming increasingly wary about the possible growth in the influx of foreign workers into the ...

Do not worry about foreign workers` "invasion": Manpower minister

Manpower Minister M Hanif Dhakiri has asked people not to worry about the "invasion" of foreign workers (TKA) coming ...

President wants to stop Indonesian women working abroad as housemaids

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants to immediately stop the practice of Indonesian women travelling abroad to work as ...

Govt repatriates 39 human trafficking victims

The Indonesian government has repatriated the second batch of 39 people, who had been trapped by human traffickers, ...

Indonesian presidential election in Singapore on July 6

Indonesian embassy in Singapore announced that the 2014 Indonesian presidential election will be held on Sunday July ...

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia to sign bilateral agreement on migrant workers

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia will sign a bilateral agreement on the placement and protection of Indonesian domestic ...