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The many faces of corruption – Inside Indonesia – a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment
http://www.insideindonesia.org/stories/the-many-faces-of-corruption-01042897?Itemid=2

• Corruption continues to dominate discussion but is a different beast to what it once was Elisabeth Kramer and Michele Ford Activists protest the Bank Century corruption scandal at the International Anti-Corruption Day rally Elisabeth Kramer Discussions about corruption are nothing new in Indonesia.

Fishermen Hang Up Nets as Incomes Fall | The Jakarta Globe
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/fishermen-hang-up-nets-as-incomes-fall/511026

• Millions of the country’s traditional fishermen have left their jobs to become motorcycle taxi drivers, street vendors or trash pickers because they are no longer able to sustain themselves by catching fish. A recent survey by the People’s Coalition for Sea Justice (Kira) found that 116 fishermen across the archipelago change jobs every day, and in the last seven years 1.3 millions fishermen have migrated to other occupations.

Indonesian Laborers Demand Bigger Share of Profits | Southeast Asia | English
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/southeast/Indonesian-Laborers-Demand-a-Bigger-Share-of-Profits-149649295.html

• Thousands of protesters marched through the Indonesian capital Tuesday demanding better working conditions to mark international Labor Day. While increasingly frequent strikes have revealed discontent within the labor force, analysts say Indonesia is still a long way from overcoming its sweatshop reputation.
• Rasani says the government neglects the rights of workers and fails to properly implement labor law
• The government, he argues, should increase minimum wage, regulate pension payments and eliminate outsourcing