Jakarta/Sydney | Indonesian workers are up in arms after President Joko Widodo this week drove through Parliament controversial changes to labour laws aimed at making it easier to do business in south-east Asia's biggest economy.
Unions are furious at what they see as a government sleight of hand and have vowed to bring hundreds of thousands of workers onto the streets in the capital Jakarta and other large cities across Indonesia.
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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective, Review and op-ed, and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
