Posted on December 1, 2008 by Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Nov 28 (ANTARA) – After a series of protests by workers, the government eventually decided to revise a controversial article in a joint ministerial (SKB) decree on laborer’s provincial minimum wages (UMR). “The revision is expected to eliminate misunderstanding by a number of parties about the provision on [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2008 by Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Nov 25 (ANTARA) – Hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers at home and abroad are facing the threat of losing their jobs as a result of the global financial crisis. At home about 200,000 will likely be laid off shortly. In Malaysia, the main destination of Indonesian migrant workers, at least [...]
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