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Not just a live-in helper: Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role

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Not just a live-in helper: Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role [The Straits Times] 30-05-2026


Indonesian civil aviation workers set to benefit from mental health and wellbeing training [ITF] 25-05-2026


Trade unions sharpen tools to defend workers’ rights ahead of OECD accession [TUAC] 01-05-2026


Historic Victory in Indonesia: The Domestic Workers Bill Passes After 22 Years of Struggle [IDWF] 25-04-2026


A Tapestry of Struggles in the Nickel–Labour Assemblage [Asian Labour Review] 12-04-2026



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Not just a live-in helper: Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role 2026-05-30 [The Straits Times]

Indonesian civil aviation workers set to benefit from mental health and wellbeing training 2026-05-25 [ITF]

Trade unions sharpen tools to defend workers’ rights ahead of OECD accession 2026-05-01 [TUAC]

Historic Victory in Indonesia: The Domestic Workers Bill Passes After 22 Years of Struggle 2026-04-25 [IDWF]

A Tapestry of Struggles in the Nickel–Labour Assemblage 2026-04-12 [Asian Labour Review]

A Tapestry of Struggles in the Nickel–Labour Assemblage 2026-04-12 [Asian Labour Review]

Mobilising against Gig Work’s Social Protection Crisis 2026-03-29 [Asian Labour Review]

Journalists assaulted while reporting on tin mining dispute 2026-03-19 [IFJ]

BWI Strongly Condemns Acid Attack on Human Rights Defender Andrie Yunus 2026-03-16 [BWI]

Strengthening the Social Organisation of Care and Gender Pay Equity in Public Sector 2026-03-13 [PSI]

Trade unions push for meaningful role in Indonesia’s new human rights due diligence regulation 2026-03-13 [TUAC]

UNI backs Indonesian union confederations’ call for input in shaping human rights due diligence law 2026-03-11 [UNI Global Union]

Journalists obstructed by officials at football match 2026-03-11 [IFJ]

Francisca Christy Rosana: ”The attacks on me mirror the shrinking space for critical voices” 2026-03-05 [IFJ]

Union confederations call for inclusive social security reform 2026-02-27 [ILO]

1,200 workers attend FSPMI’s 7th Congress 2026-02-19 [BWI]

Wages and social security: Key demands of Indonesian affiliates 2026-02-18 [IndustriALL]

She Was a Key Voice of the 1990s Labor Movement in Nike’s Indonesia Factories. Today She Relies on Donations From Abroad. 2026-01-30 [ProPublica]

Education budget reform: Maximising the impact of education funding to ensure quality and equity in Indonesia 2026-01-23 [Education International]

Indonesia Indonesian workers extend solidarity to Venezuela 2026-01-16 [BWI]

Indonesian fishers launch national policy platform demanding rights, safety, and justice 2026-01-14 [ITF]

Jakarta's High Cost of Living Clashes with Low Wages, Says Labor Leader 2026-01-08 [Tempo]

Manifestations contre la nouvelle réglementation sur le salaire minimum en Indonésie 2026-01-07 [IndustriALL]

Protestas contra la nueva normativa sobre el salario mínimo en Indonesia 2026-01-07 [IndustriALL]

Protests against new minimum wage regulation in Indonesia 2026-01-07 [IndustriALL]

Unions Push Public Pathway for Just Energy Transition 2025-12-31 [PSI]

Unions Ready to Protest and Sue the Government Against the 2026 Minimum Wage 2025-12-28 [Kompas]

Philippines Indonesian and Philippine Water Sector Unions Strengthen the Fight Against Privatisation 2025-12-23 [PSI]

Indonesia amplifies women migrant workers’ voices and cross border solidarity for fair recruitment and violence free workplaces 2025-12-22 [ILO]

Indonesia ILO showcases groundbreaking survey on Decent Work in Marine Fishing and calls for global replication at Blue Justice 2025 2025-12-22 [ILO]

Teacher union and global partners urge government to go public and fund education 2025-12-16 [Education International]

Release all political prisoners! 2025-12-16 [BWI]

Indonesia Pushing for gender transformative agenda in South East Asia 2025-12-08 [IndustriALL]

Angola Twelve Fishers Abandoned Aboard Portuguese Vessel 2025-12-01 [ITF]

ITUC urges President to strengthen democracy and trade union rights 2025-11-17 [The ITUC]

Inspired by Paulo Freire, Indonesian peasant movement criticizes legacy of neoliberalism 2025-11-11 [La Via Campesina]

Unions Reject 2026 Provincial Minimum Wage Formula 2025-11-10 [Tempo]

ILO hands over four grievance applications to garment, footwear and palm oil union federations 2025-11-07 [ILO]

Verdict to be delivered in government lawsuit against Tempo 2025-11-03 [IFJ]

Does Indonesia’s National Roadmap and Strategy for care workers offer a fast track to decent work or will it lead to a dead end? 2025-10-24 [Equal Times]

HUKATAN Federation pushes for independent and democratic unionism in its 7th Congress 2025-10-23 [BWI]

Seven Freeport workers killed at a landslide at Grasberg 2025-10-18 [IndustriALL]

PT Freeport Indonesia Rescue Team Finds All Workers from Wet Material Slide Incident 2025-10-07 [PT Freeport Indonesia]

Women's Network Urges Government to Protect Women and Vulnerable Groups 2025-09-29 [Kompas]

Polarisation and the Search for Unity in Indonesian Labour Movement 2025-09-27 [Asian Labour Review]

Indonesia EU-Indonesia deal shows rights no barrier to trade 2025-09-25 [ETUC]

Gov't Is Said to Review Minimum Wage Hike Demands Raised in Jakarta Rally 2025-09-22 [Tempo]

Workers Union Welcome Broader Tax-Free Incentives in Indonesia 2025-09-18 [Tempo]

Violence against journalists spikes amid nationwide protests 2025-09-03 [IFJ]

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