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Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the authorities to thoroughly investigate child labor trafficking syndicates in order to stop cases of child exploitation. “The number of cases involving child exploitation for labor is quite significant. Therefore, we need the cooperation of all parties,” said KPAI Chairperson Ai Maryanti Solihah in…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Women Workers Rights and Human Trafficking Assistant Deputy at the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry Priyadi Santosa urged village officials to intensify dissemination on human trafficking. This understanding on human trafficking is important due to high urbanization that is not followed by adequate knowledge among those arriving. This condition causes many…
The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that 27.6 million people find themselves in situations of forced labor on any given day. Many of these cases stem from poor recruitment processes, including human trafficking, according to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. “The government and private sector should work together to fight human trafficking. We should pay special attention to…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Professor Mahfud MD stated that the government was intensifying efforts and taking prompt action regarding the prevention of human trafficking. “Now, we are intensively making preparations to handle it quicker,” the minister noted in Jakarta on Monday. He made the statement while attending…
December 29, 2022 JAKARTA – The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has commended Indonesia for rescuing hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks and called on other nations in the region to do their part to address the fresh boat crisis. “Indonesia has helped to save [more than 400] people in…
Muhammad Taher knew he was risking his life when he decided to leave a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh and board a decrepit-looking boat to Indonesia, but the father-of-four was desperate to work. He almost didn’t make it. A week after the boat carrying more than 180 people set off, its engine broke down. Those…
Increasing women’s empowerment can be a solution to improving child care and education and reducing violence against women and children, child labor, and child marriage Jakarta (ANTARA) – Increasing women’s empowerment can be a solution to reducing cases of child labor and child marriages, Assistant Deputy for Economic Affairs at the Women’s Empowerment and Child…
Let us be brave in reporting violence and support women and children victims of violence so that they can rise and live a good life Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry campaigned for an end to domestic violence, bullying, and child marriage through a fun walk event organized in the Car…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, has urged the government to form a task force to prevent cases of sexual violence at state institutions. Her request was made in response to the case of alleged sexual violence experienced by a contract-based worker at a ministry. “Anyone who commits sexual violence…
Editor’s note: this story is included here because they show there is value in investing in their workers. This quote is worth acknowledging: “Based on research, companies that invest in worker health, including reproductive health, saw three times more productivity, 50% lower injury rates, and improved worker health.” JAKARTA (ANTARA) – The protection and realization…
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