INDONESIA EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION PRESSES FOR VARIABLE MINIMUM WAGE LAW

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is considering proposing a nationwide tiered system of minimum wages based on the size and sector of businesses. Apindo chairman Sofjan Wanandi told just-style.com that wage obligations should differ between small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms, as well as between labour-intensive and capital-intensive industries, due to their varying productivities and wage capacities. With the country’s clothing sector being decidedly labour intensive and with many firms being small and medium-sized, the ...


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