The people of Indonesia & their culture, politics, economy and environment - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/component/tags/tag/trade-unions Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:01:39 +0700 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb admin@insideindonesia.org (Inside Indonesia) Gaining the grassroots vote https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-135-elections-2019/gaining-the-grass-roots-vote https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-135-elections-2019/gaining-the-grass-roots-vote The urban poor and workers unions are looking to local government to improve their lot ]]> Edition 135: Jan-Mar 2019 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:37:29 +0700 Labour takes a citizenship approach https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-129-jul-sep-2017/labour-takes-a-citizenship-approach https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-129-jul-sep-2017/labour-takes-a-citizenship-approach Despite the impressive activism of Pekalongan’s labour union, its political clout remains limited

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