Indonesian workers sitting apart to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 during a protest against a bill on job creation they believe will deprive workers of their rights, outside the presidential palace in Jakarta. Indonesia on Monday (Oct 5) moved a step closer to passing President Joko Widodo's contentious "Job Creation" bill after parliament's legislation committee and government ministers on Saturday approved the latest version for a vote next week. - AFP
JAKARTA, Oct 5 (Reuters): Indonesia moved a step closer to passing President Joko Widodo's contentious "Job Creation" bill after parliament's legislation committee and government ministers on Saturday (Oct 3) approved the latest version for a vote next week.
A coalition of fifteen activist groups, including several trade unions, condemned the move in a statement on Sunday (Oct 4), accusing the government and parliamentarians of completing the deliberations in secret during an unusual hearing late at night over a weekend.
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