Jakarta – Indonesian trade union leaders felt enormously flattered to be invited by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to join him on the presidential plane to visit the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang to officiate the construction of 1 million homes for workers.

Jakarta – An announcement by the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) that the punk rock band Superman Is Dead (SID) will be performing at the May Day Fiesta on May 1 has been denied by the band.

Sign reads: Airport

It’s not a sea, just a pond of milk, a hook and net is enough to sustain you (from the song Pond of Milk by Koes Plus)

Jakarta – International Women’s Day (IWD) was commemorated by various different elements of society who held a demonstration in the vicinity of the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday March 8.

Jakarta – Commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD), scores of workers from the International Women’s Day United Struggle Committee (KPPIWD) held a protest action at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday March 8.

Fariansyah Bagenda, Bekasi – A protest action by striking workers from the company PT Metindo Erasakti which are affiliated with the Fraternity of Indonesian Muslim Workers  (PPMI) was blocked by members of the Pancasila Youth (PP) on Thursday January 15.