[COMMENTARY] Workers, companies and govt, all stand to lose from labor unrest

 Vincent Lingga Jakarta Jakarta / Thu, November 5 2020 / 01:00 am Factory fashions: Workers operate sewing machines at a garment factory in Bogor, West Java, in September 2018. The government wants Indonesia to be a top-five world textile producer by 2030, but several businesses...

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[COMMENTARY] Indonesia’s planned $5b sovereign wealth fund raises questions

 Vincent Lingga Jakarta Jakarta / Mon, October 26 2020 / 01:00 amOne hundred dollar notes are seen in this photo illustration. (AFP/Getty Images/Brendan Smialowski)Indonesia will soon join the prestigious club of the few Asian countries that have established sovereign wealth funds (SWF). The newly...

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The imbroglio of foreign investment in the horticultural seed business

 Vincent Lingga The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Wed, October 21, 2020 / 08:31 amOne of the greatest impacts of the Job Creation Law on the agricultural sector is the liberalization of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing hybrid seeds for horticulture, which produces vegetables, fruits,...

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Omnibus law: Biggest ‘big bang’ reform ever

 Vincent Lingga,  The Jakarta Post Jakarta/ Wed, October 7 2020/ 08:46 PMHundreds of labors stage a protest in Jatiuwung, Tangerang, Banten on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 to protest the Omnibus Law on job creation. In the protest, the workers say they will stage protests and strikes until Thursday....

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