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Manpower minister projects over 5.23 million more to become unemployed

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has pegged the number of unemployed people in Indonesia to reach between 2.92 million ...

84% of driver partners pleased with Gojek social assistance: survey

A survey of 41,393 Gojek driver partners has shown a majority of them, or around 84 percent, appreciated the support ...

COVID-19: Plastic recycling industry laid off 63 thousand workers

The plastic recycling industry has laid off at least 63 thousand workers as an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Government urged to increase social assistance budget, recipients

Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia economist Muhammad Ishak Razak urged the government to increase the ...

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Solidarity crucial as corona crisis looms over world of work

This year, with communities across the globe battling the coronavirus pandemic, the International Labour Day is being ...

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Gauging whether pre-employment card is solution amid COVID-19 pandemic

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is much more than a medical crisis. The socio-economic ...

Nearly half of global workforce facing job loss: ILO

A continued sharp decline in working hours globally amid the COVID-19 outbreak implies 1.6 billion workers in the ...

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Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

1.4 million people register for Pre-employment Card Program

As many as 1.4 million people registered to receive funding assistance under the so-called the Pre-employment Card ...

Jokowi orders prompt distribution of social safety net allowance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed that social safety net funds, amounting to Rp110 trillion, be immediately ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

450-VA customers exempted from electricity tariff for three months

The government will not charge electricity tariff from 450-volt-ampere (VA) household customers in April, May, and June ...

COVID-19 affecting livelihoods of millions of East Java workers

Around 3.8 million workers engaged in the trade, transportation, accommodation, and food and beverage sectors, among ...

Government to offer economic stimulus to MSMEs affected by COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s decision to offer economic stimulus to micro small and ...

Jokowi instructs ministries to apply social safety net program

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed relevant ministries and institutions to implement a social safety net ...