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Illegal Used Clothing Imports Squeeze Indonesia’s Textile Industry
... 126,000 textile and garment workers have been laid off, while ... . The industry employs roughly 4 million workers — nearly 20% of Indonesia’s manufacturing ... to enter the country through informal channels. The Central Statistics Agency ...Business Feb 4, 2026 | 3:20 pm
Indonesia Aims to Finalize Online Ride-Hailing Regulations in Q1
... been seen as ambiguous. As informal workers, most drivers lack formal contracts ...News Jan 19, 2026 | 9:31 pm
Indonesia to Create State-Owned Textile Firm With $6 Billion Backing
... apparel sector employs millions of workers nationwide, with a heavy concentration in ... and low-to-middle income workers, many of whom have limited ... layoffs, factory closures, and rising informal employment.Business Jan 14, 2026 | 10:26 pm
High Costs, Not Wages, Keep Investors Away, Celios Says
... growth is passed on to workers. The alpha has been lifted ... in the informal sector are counted. “Eliminating alpha would favor workers,” he ... policies are meant to protect workers and maintain purchasing power, these ...Business Dec 19, 2025 | 10:45 am
New Wage Formula Fails to Satisfy Businesses and Unions
... expansion is passed on to workers, has been lifted to ... are meant to protect workers and maintain purchasing power, ... job creation and push workers into the informal sector. Wage policies, ... ,” Iqbal said. In response, workers from Banten, Jakarta, and West ...Business Dec 18, 2025 | 8:35 pm
Indonesia’s 5% Growth Masks Job Strains, World Bank Says
... earlier. Youth workers have been disproportionately absorbed into informal and low-tier ...Business Dec 16, 2025 | 2:58 pm
Apindo Sounds Alarm on Weak Job Absorption as Gen Z Struggles to Find Work
... absorb medium- to higher-educated workers. However, he warned that the ... investment could absorb around 4,500 workers. In 2025, it’s only 1,364 ... . But structural challenges endure. “The informal sector still dominates about 60 ...Business Dec 9, 2025 | 11:23 am
Apindo Urges Government to Reinstate Predictable Minimum Wage Formula
... fair to both employers and workers. The National Wage Council, which ... system for both employers and workers,” she said. Read More: Labor ... Indonesia’s workforce employed in the informal sector, she cautioned that wage ...Business Nov 25, 2025 | 11:24 pm
Government Opens 7,600 Overseas Job Opportunities at 2025 Job Festival
... and empowerment for Indonesian migrant workers. According to the ministry, more ... the Philippines and Vietnam. Indonesian workers -- particularly in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong ... for Indonesian workers, while also promoting the shift from informal placements to ...Business Nov 12, 2025 | 11:51 pm
Minister Maman Pushes Inclusive Use of Public Facilities for Small Businesses
... for MSMEs, women, and creative workers. “The Ministry of MSMEs is ... be optimized for MSMEs, creative workers, and the younger generation. Proper ... business areas. “When MSMEs grow, informal workers can transition into the formal ...Special Updates Nov 5, 2025 | 9:20 pm
BPS: One-Third of Indonesian Workers Finished Only Primary School
... Indonesia’s 146.54 million workers are primary school graduates ... workforce. “Low-educated workers still dominate the employed ... of Indonesia’s employment base. Informal workers accounted for 57.80 ... . “The proportion of workers engaged in formal activities ...Business Nov 5, 2025 | 4:02 pm
Muhaimin: Cambodia Not a Safe Destination for Migrant Workers
... destination for Indonesian migrant workers,” Muhaimin told reporters ... and rights of Indonesian workers. According to government estimates ... both in formal and informal sectors, with many in ... Perpetrators typically lure foreign workers with offers of legitimate ...News Oct 28, 2025 | 9:30 am
World’s Oldest President, 92-Year-Old Paul Biya, Wins Another Term in Cameroon
... percent of workers aged 18–35 are stuck in informal jobs. “Many ...News Oct 27, 2025 | 9:40 pm
Southeast Asia Drowning in US Electronic Waste Tsunami
... the environment, or in informal scrapyards where workers burn or dismantle devices ... countries receiving this U.S. e-waste, "undocumented workers desperate for jobs" toil in ...Tech Oct 23, 2025 | 2:23 pm
20 More Bodies Found as Search Continues at Sidoarjo Islamic School Site
... further collapse and endangered rescue workers. Preliminary assessments suggest that weak ... rely on community funding and informal construction practices. In reaction to ... for the victims’ families. Social workers, volunteers, and clinical psychologists from ...News Oct 5, 2025 | 11:16 am
Profit Taking Pulls Jakarta Stock Index Down from Record High
... 552,000 tourism and hospitality workers, and Rp 7 trillion in food ... millions of low-income families. Informal workers such as ride-hailing drivers ...Business Sep 18, 2025 | 4:18 pm
JCI Rises on Government Stimulus, Fed Rate Cut Hopes
... 552,000 tourism and hospitality workers, and Rp 7 trillion in food ... millions of low-income families. Informal workers such as ride-hailing drivers ...Business Sep 16, 2025 | 9:04 am
Indonesia Rolls Out $1 Billion Stimulus to Boost Jobs and Consumption
... tax (PPh 21) obligations for workers in hotels, tourism, and ... targets more than 552,000 workers and costs Rp 120 ... plans to ease costs for informal workers such as ride-hailing drivers ... , couriers, and logistics workers by subsidizing 50 percent of ...Business Sep 15, 2025 | 5:32 pm
Jakarta Braces for Another Mass Protest After Earlier Rally Descended Into Riots
... Tens of thousands of workers across Indonesia will stage ... day on average, while informal workers make even less. Meanwhile, ... luxury while millions of workers struggle with declining incomes ... and precarious work.” Workers’ Key Demands Reject low ...News Aug 27, 2025 | 11:45 am
Tone Deaf DPR Faces Criticism for $3,000 Housing Perk as Millions Struggle
... . Employment trends, layoffs, formal versus informal work, wage levels, and poverty ... needs with those of ordinary workers struggling with rent, traffic, and ...News Aug 23, 2025 | 11:47 am
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