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Collection of labor rights news, found 31 news.

153 companies to invest in Indonesia after Omnibus law approval

Some 153 companies have planned to invest in Indonesia after the passage of the omnibus law on job creation, Head of ...

Rally clusters potentially trigger spike in COVID-19 cases: IDI

The Indonesian Medical Association’s (IDI’s) mitigation team opined that recent rallies against the job ...

Omnibus law: 34 demonstrators found reactive to COVID-19 in Jakarta

Police confirmed that 34 demonstrators rejecting the newly endorsed job creation law, Jakarta, Thursday, were found ...

Rallies against new law could create COVID-19 clusters, warns IDI

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has warned that widespread rallies against the job creation law could give ...

Police warn of COVID-19 risk as law sparks mass protests

Mass rallies to protest the passage of the omnibus law on job creation would increase the risk of coronavirus ...

Hartarto: Omnibus law to help Indonesia escape middle-income trap

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has stated that the law on job creation would serve as ...

Workers' nationwide strike against Job Creation Law to continue: KSPI

Workers, Wednesday, will continue their nationwide strike, which started on Oct 6, against the House of ...

Govt involved public in job creation bill deliberations: minister

Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, has said that the process of drafting the omnibus bill on job creation involved ...

Police should respect labor rights: IPW

The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) urged the National Police (Polri) to prioritize the principles of promoting and ...

Omnibus bill passed into law amid mounting criticism

The House of Representatives (DPR) and the Indonesian government on Monday passed a controversial omnibus bill into law ...

Before Jokowi's 100 days, ministers ordered to finalize omnibus law

President Joko Widodo (popular as Jokowi) has ordered his ministers to finalize the drafts of the planned Omnibus Law ...

Jokowi expected to discuss protection of migrants at ASEAN Summit

The labor rights advocacy group Migrant CARE expects President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to talk to ASEAN leaders about ...

Government probes human rights violations cases of 1998 riots

The Indonesian government has investigated cases of human rights violations that took place during the riots in May ...

NGOs: mily`s involvement in handling labor rallies called a setback

The Coalition of the Civil Society for Labor Rights on Friday criticized a plan to involve the Indonesian military ...

Suu Kyi admires RI`s democratization process

Myanmar`s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she admired the process by which Indonesia had become the democratic ...