KMU Lauds Filing of HB 2599 “National Minimum Wage Bill”
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly supports House Bill 2599 or the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was filed this morning by ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio and KABATAAN Partylist Rep. Renee Co of the Makabayan Coalition. The Regional Wage Boards were created under the Wage Rationalization Act – a neoliberal policy that dismantled the national […]
Justice for Affan Kurniawan!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the brutal killing of Affan Kurniawan, a Gojek delivery rider, by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police during a protest near the Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia yesterday. Kurniawan was in the middle of making a delivery when he was deliberately run over by a tactical vehicle of the Mobile Brigade Corps. The […]
KSBSI National Coordination Meeting Opened by Sufmi Dasco, Workers’ Welfare Council to be Implemented Soon
The Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI) held its 2025 National Coordination Meeting (RAKORNAS) with the theme “Strengthening the Labor Movement to Welcome the New Job Era” in Central Jakarta, August 12-14, 2025. KSBSI President Elly Rosita Silaban expressed her appreciation for the Prabowo administration’s performance, which she deemed sufficiently attentive to the plight […]
HRDD Dialogue: Dynamics of Fulfilling Workers’ Rights in Business Accountability
Jakarta – The Confederation of All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI), in collaboration with ACV-CSCI Asia, held a seminar on Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD). The theme was “Dynamics of Fulfilling Workers’ Rights in Business Accountability.” The event took place on the sidelines of the 2025 KSBSI National Coordination Meeting in Jakarta on Thursday (August 14, […]
NEA and ILO unite to connect returning migrant workers and youth to around 3,000 decent jobs in Battambang province
BATTAMBANG, With an influx of returning Cambodian migrant workers and young people entering the workforce, it is timelier than ever to ensure that they have access to decent employment opportunities and social security benefits for a seamless integration into the economy. The National Employment Agency of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, in collaboration […]
The Global Labor Movement Successfully Passed a Convention on Ride-hailing Work at the 2025 ILC Session
Geneva – The global labor movement, including the Indonesian labor movement, welcomed the vote that favored motorcycle taxi (ojek) workers’ aspirations for clarity in their employment status.Rekson Silaban, a member of the Advisory Board of the All-Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (MPO KSBSI), contributed to the convention debate in his capacity as head of the labor […]
KSBSI President Attends L20 Summit 2025 in South Africa, Discusses Green Industrial Policy and Just Transition
SOUTH AFRICA – KSBSI President, Elly Rosita Silaban, attended the Labour 20 (L20) Summit 2025, held at the Fancour Hotel and Conference Centre in George, South Africa, on July 27-28, 2025. The L20 Summit 2025 took the theme “Fostering Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability Through a New Social Contract.” “The Labour 20 (L20) and Ministerial Meeting […]
[COMMUNIQUE] MANGAHAS!: 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno
It was in this spirit that the successful 13th National Congress of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) was held from June 27-30, 2025. The gathering was attended by over 300 workers from various unions, federations, and mass organizations from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This assembly was a bold and militant step for the entire KMU membership. […]
KSBSI President Attends Clean Energy Workers Council Meeting at the 10th IEA Global Conference
Belgium – KSBSI President, Elly Rosita Silaban attended the 10th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency on 12-13 June 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. As a member, Elly Rosita Silaban had the opportunity to attend the International Energy Agency (IEA) Clean Energy Workers Council meeting on the sidelines of the 10th IEA Global Conference. “Today, the […]
Workers’ rights collapse across the world: ITUC Global Rights Index 2025
Workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers’ rights, compared with 39 rated 5. If the […]
