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Archive: 15 August 2008

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Workers in Batam, Surabaya rally against "outsourcing" system

The workforce here is indeed fluid. They've been put in life's blender and liquidized.

Workers in Batam, Surabaya rally against "outsourcing" system

outsourcers in this country can absolve their responsibility for their minimum wage obligations, rendering the whole minimum wage concept risible here. Outsourcing is pure evil in this country- which needs real unions by the way.

Workers in Batam, Surabaya rally against "outsourcing" system

Originally Posted By: chewwyUKTo compete in the manufacturing markets Indonesia MUST have a more fluid workforce i certainly agree with all you say, however, unions may well argue that fluid workforces are not possible in the absence of a system of social security to fill in for breaks in...

Workers in Batam, Surabaya rally against "outsourcing" system

Interesting that the outsourcing issue is kicking off again. Maybe the unions know that one of the first things SBY's government will try and change are the manpower outsourcing regulations. Remember they tried a few years ago but unfortunately he backed down.

Consumer spending boosts Indonesia

Published: August 14 2008 17:01Indonesia’s economy grew a higher-than-expected 6.39 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, thanks to high commodity prices, strong consumer spending and robust exports.

Workers in Batam, Surabaya rally against "outsourcing" system

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Workers in Batam in Riau Islands province and Surabaya in East Java on Thursday demonstrated in front of their regional legislative councils against violations of the law in the implementation of the so-called "out-sourcing" system in manpower recruitment and even...

RI`s economy to grow 6 pct this year: analysts

Taipei, (ANTARA News) - Citi Corp analysts predicted Thursday the Indonesian economy will grow 6 percent in 2008 after the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced earlier in the day the country`s economy expanded 6.36 percent in the first half of this year.

Trade Increases between Indonesia and South Africa

Thursday, 14 August, 2008 | 12:10 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Exports from Indonesia to South Africa in 2008 are targeted to increase by 25 percent. According to the Director for Export Development in East Timor at the National Export Development Agency Radu Malem Sembiring, the increase is...