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Collection of forced labor news, found 32 news.

Opinion

Islamophobia trends on the rise across the world

The international conference themed “Embracing Diversity: Tackling Islamophobia in 2024” in Baku, ...

Indonesian migrant workers' precariousness in sea-based sectors

Since 2000, over nine million Indonesians left to seek work abroad, averaging over 400 thousand annually, and on ...

Ministry of Manpower discusses ASEAN migrant worker protection

The Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) has discussed the protection of migrant workers in the 12th ASEAN Labour Inspection ...

Govt must protect people affected by climate change: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has advised the government to strengthen legal protection and ...

Komnas HAM prioritizes human rights in ASEAN human trafficking cases

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Tuesday that it is prioritizing a human rights-based ...

Indonesia lauds partnership with ILO in labor sector

The Ministry of Manpower lauded the cooperation established between Indonesia and the International Labour ...

Foster village formed near RI-M'sia border to fight human trafficking

The Putussibau Immigration Office in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan Province, has established a foster village ...

Plugging illegal flow of migrant workers 

Indonesia's international labor migration has made a significant contribution to the lives of many migrant workers ...

News Focus

Efforts and optimism to eradicate human trafficking practice in ASEAN

In late July of 2023, a joint team from the Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the National Police Headquarters uncovered ...

Jakarta and Bandung become "closer" with high-speed railway

Efforts to bolster connectivity between Jakarta and Bandung through transportation infrastructure development have been ...

ASEAN 2023

ASEAN leaders take actions to enhance protection for migrant fishers

Leaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) resolved to undertake actions to ...

Indonesia calls for collective efforts against human trafficking

Indonesian Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly urged various parties at the “Bali Process ...

Indonesia to unwillingly export natural commodities following defeat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accentuated that Indonesia has now been compelled to export its natural commodities ...

Migrant workers' protection MoU outcome of long negotiations: Retno

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia was the result of ...

Rights body exposes forced labour, slavery at district head's home

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) came across practices of forced labour and actions akin to slavery ...