Nov 3, 2020 10:21 AM JAKARTA - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially signed the Job Creation Omnibus Bill into Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation on Monday (2/11). The law contains 11 clusters, 15 chapters, and 186 articles and revises 77 previous laws. “The Job Creation Law is expected to be able to absorb the widest possible Indonesian workforce amid increasingly competitive...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Oct. 29, 2020. ( Indonesian Presidential Palace/ Muchlis Jr ) Tri Indah Oktavianti The Jakarta Post Jakarta   /   Thu, October 29, 2020   /   07:13 pm Indonesia has sought to extend the trade perks under the United States' trade preference...

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) shares a light moment with Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo on the sidelines of the annual BI meeting in Jakarta on Nov. 28, 2019. (Antara/Aditya Pradana Putra) Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Jakarta   /   Fri, October 23, 2020   /   04:44 pm The country had to keep inflation at a “balanced point”, Jokowi said, so that...

Stephen Olson Hong Kong / Fri, October 16 2020 / 01:00 am Against the law: Members of a civil society organization join a large-scale protest against the Job Creation Law in Harmoni, Central Jakarta, on Oct. 8. The House of Representatives passed the law on Oct. 5 despite public resistance. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama) Indonesia’s newly-passed omnibus Job Creation Law aims to bolster foreign investment by...

World of work: Hundreds of applicants head for a walk-in interview for a bank at the Smesco Building in Jakarta in November 2019. Much of the controversy around the omnibus bill focuses on fears of existing workers, while others hope the new law will create new jobs. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama) Esther Samboh The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, February 24, 2020 / 10:07 am Last week the government...