
News by Country: Indonesia
22 January 2021
· Indonesia:
Domestic workers fight for their rights during COVID-19 (Toward
Freedom, 16 June 2020)
· Australia
pours out $4.2 million in aid for Indonesia’s COVID-19 response through WHO (The
Jakarta Post, 16 June 2020)
· Coronavirus
latest: Indonesia auto sales plunge 96% in May (Nikkei
Asian Review, 15 June 2020)
·
Indonesian economy could shrink 3.9 percent if hit by
second COVID-19 wave, OECD warns (The Jakarta Post, 11
June 2020)
·
Prioritize safety from COVID-19 in high-risk mining
operations (The Jakarta Post, 11 June 2020)
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Indonesia’s
COVID-19 budget swells but still not enough, observers say (The
Jakarta Post, 8 June 2020)
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Rescuing
batik industry from COVID-19 (The Jakarta Post, 7
June 2020)
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Food
security after COVID-19: Staying afloat in Indonesia (Policy
Forum, 5 June 2020)
·
Indonesia
unveils bigger stimulus worth $47.6 billion to fight coronavirus impacts (The
Jakarta Post, 4 June 2020)
·
Malaysia
to deport some 4,800 undocumented Indonesian workers in custody (The Jakarta Post, 1 June 2020)
·
World Bank
Approves $250m Loan for Indonesia's Covid-19 Relief (The Jakarta Globe, 29 May 2020)
·
Sustainable
development crucial in Indonesia’s COVID-19 recovery (The Jakarta Post, 29 May 2020)
·
Coronavirus: Sports slump kicks 400,000 Indonesian
footware workers out of a job (The Australian, 29
May 2020)
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National airlines need government aid to survive
(The Jakarta Post, 27 May 2020)
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Nike Factory Sacks Nearly 5,000 Workers in Indonesia (Jakarta Globe, 25 May 2020)
·
Mental health a challenging issue at Jakarta temporary
COVID-19 hospital (CNA, 24 May 2020)
·
Isolating Indonesia Palm Workers to Spend Eid Holiday
on Plantation (The New York Times, 22 May 2020)
· Bonuses
slashed, pay cut: Indonesian nurses fight pandemic, financial hardships (The
Jakarta Post, 21 May 2020)
· Batam
readies flats to quarantine 239 Malaysia-returned workers (Antara, 21
May 2020)
· Garuda
Indonesia furloughs contract workers to stay afloat (The
Jakarta Post, 20 May 2020)
· Freeport
cuts workforce at Grasberg mine as coronavirus cases in area rise (The
Jakarta Post, 18 May 2020)
· Garuda
Indonesia furloughs contract workers to stay afloat amid pandemic (The
Jakarta Post, 18 May 2020)
· Bali
plans to reopen for tourism in July as frustration grows over Indonesia's
COVID-19 response (ABC, 18 May 2020)
· Indonesians
act to feed poor as lockdown hits daily wage earners
(Reuters,
18 May 2020)
· Court
summonses Jokowi, House to next hearing in COVID-19 response judicial review (The
Jakarta Post, 17 May 2020)
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Post-pandemic ASEAN must bridge digital gender divide
(The Jakarta Post, 15 May 2020)
·
421 Indonesians arrested in Malaysian immigration raid
(The Jakarta Post, 14 May 2020)
·
Government to suspend entry for foreign workers during
COVID-19 outbreak (The Jakarta Post, 12 May 2020)
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COVID-19: Govt to allow people under 45 to work
outside to prevent more layoffs (The
Jakarta Post, 12 May 2020)
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Labor groups demand financial transparency after
government allows holiday bonus delay (The Jakarta
Post, 10 May 2020)
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Despite large profits, layoffs accelerate in
Indonesia's textile sector amid coronavirus outbreak (Straits Times, 9 May 2020)
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Hotel
start-up Airy closes permanently due to pandemic (The
Jakarta Post, 8 May 2020)
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Indonesia’s
government bonds to fight off COVID-19 will burden future generations (The
Conversation, 8 May 2020)
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Indonesia,
South Korea join hands in COVID-19 response (The Jakarta Post, 7
May 2020)
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37,751
Workers in East Java Got laid off (Nusa Dua, 7 May 2020)
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COVID-19:
Indonesian govt approves 500 foreign workers from China as the employers cannot
find qualified workers (The Online Citizen, 5 May 2020)
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COVID-19: Indonesia calls for 'equal access' to
medicine for developing countries (CNA,
5 May 2020)
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Singapore to propose post-corona rules for ASEAN
travel (The Jakarta Post, 5 May 2020)
·
Businesses must have adequate support to prevent
layoffs: Experts (The Jakarta Post, 3 May 2020)