Work

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business

In Jakarta, 7-Eleven found a loophole that allowed it to break into small-format retailing, transforming itself and contributing to a revolution in Indonesian retail in the process

See the world and be exploited

The labour movement successfully adopted new tactics in their campaign for social security reform

A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists.

Along the Opak River in Pundong, near Bantul, Yogyakarta, locals trade their sweat for a pile of sand.

Unionists express their disgust at local government’s failure to look after the interests of workers

Women in the Ministry of Finance face significant obstacles to advancement

Women are challenging the stereotypes that have long defined Indonesian unionists.

Inspired by television and Muchtar Pakpahan, a traditional fisherman decides it’s time to act.

Officially, 2.4 million Indonesian children work in factories or on the streets, instead of being at school. Unofficially, the number could be 10 million. SHARON BESSELL talks with some working children, and asks what is being done.

Should child labour be abolished or regulated? WENDY MILLER spoke with activist ARIST MERDEKA SIRAIT during the Child Labour Conference at Melbourne's Monash University.