#workers rights

Collection of workers rights news, found 113 news.

Thousands of workers rally to protest enactment of omnibus law

Thousands of workers staged a rally in front of the North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on ...

Activist optimistic of candidates discussing occupational safety in debate

Incumbent Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) running mate, Ma'ruf Amin, and challenger Prabowo Subianto's ...

ASEAN launches safe migration campaign

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched a safe migration campaign to increase public awareness ...

RSPO strengthens protection of palm oil workers` rights

The non-profit Association of Palm Oil Industry Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) strengthens protection of ...

State assets office to confiscate assets of delinquent companies

The Jakarta III State Assets and Auction Service Office (KPKNL) will confiscate assets of companies that have arrears ...

Garuda asked to seriously respond to pilot strike plan

House Speaker Bambang Soesatyo reminded state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to respond seriously the threat of ...

Foreign ministry to cooperate with JWB on migrant workers` protection

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Ministry has established cooperation with a non-profit organization, Justice Without ...

UN supports Indonesia`s revision of migrant worker protection law

The United Nations Migrant Workers Committee supports Indonesias step to revise the Law No.39/2004 on the Placement ...

UN praises Indonesia for protecting migrant workers` rights

The UN Migrant Workers Committee has lauded the Indonesian government for optimally implementing the International ...

Minister to summon companies over plans to layoff workers

Indonesias Minister of Manpower M Hanif Dhakiri will summon a number of companies and verify if they indeed have any ...

Indonesia calls for ILO countries to stop forced labor

Indonesia has called members of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to be committed to stopping any form of ...

Workers rally again at president`s palace for marking May Day

Thousands of workers staged another rally by marching from the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle to the Merdeka Palace, on ...

Indonesia and EU Signed the Historic Timber Trading Agreement

- The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan, the European Commisioner for the Environment Janez Potocnik, and ...

Massive retirement fund withdrawal can cause trouble to Jamsostek: Economist

The threat by some workers to withdraw a massive amount of retirement funds in mid-January may not be fulfilled at the ...

Indonesian workers to continue strike if demand to cease outsourcing not granted

The Indonesian Workers Assembly (MPBI) has stated that it will continue to strike work for a week if the government ...