A member of the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called for the immediate ratification of the Domestic Workers’ Protection Bill as a form of acknowledgment and protection of the workers’ rights. Since there is no legal umbrella concerning domestic workers, there is no acknowledgment and protection
At least 32,732 Indonesian Hajj pilgrims have left for Saudi Arabia as of Thursday, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has reported. “The total number of pilgrims who have departed for Saudi Arabia is 32,732 people,” spokesperson for the ministry’s Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH), Akhmad Fauzin, said while delivering a press
The world’s largest and most important event devoted to cities—the World Urban Forum (WUF)—is set to take place in Central and Eastern Europe in Poland for the first time in its 20-year history. For five days from June 26 to 30, 2022, Katowice will become the capital of all cities
Domestic cosmetics are not inferior in quality to foreign products; moreover, local products are more suitable for the climate and the people, Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Minister Teten Masduki has opined. “Our cosmetics are amazing. Maybe it’s true that Indonesians are more suited to using local cosmetics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed the situation in war-ravaged Ukraine and Indo-Pacific cooperation during a meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java on Thursday. “With regard to regional and global issues, we exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and Indo-Pacific cooperation,” Widodo said
Standardization and accreditation are necessary to maintain the quality of Indonesia’s products so that they can become more competitive in the global market, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. During a meeting between the National Standardization Agency (BSN) and National Accreditation Committee (KAN), he noted that standardization and