Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple Michele Ford and Wayne Palmer ...

Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price Wayne Palmer    Agents advertise their servic...

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going? Nicola Colbran      Working hard at the PT Sumber J...

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child lab...

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives Rosslyn...

Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong Eni Lestari When Wayne Palmer spoke to the head o...

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production Brent Luvaas   ...

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire Phil King    ...

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough Anne Booth    Expected fuel price hikes wi...

In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists. Alex Leonard    The per...

Women in the Ministry of Finance face significant obstacles to advancement Paramita Muljono Women at the Minist...

Unionists express their disgust at local government’s failure to look after the interests of workers Iskarmon Basir    FSP-L...

Along the Opak River in Pundong, near Bantul, Yogyakarta, locals trade their sweat for a pile of sand. Danu Primanto The dry season...

Women are challenging the stereotypes that have long defined Indonesian unionists. Elena Williams Ngadinah, un...

Officially, 2.4 million Indonesian children work in factories or on the streets, instead of being at school. Unofficially, the number could be 10 m...

Should child labour be abolished or regulated? WENDY MILLER spoke with activist ARIST MERDEKA SIRAIT during the Child Labour Conference at Melbourne&#...

It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations...

Strategic planning for disaster remains a low priority for the central government, despite the lessons learned in the aftermath of the Bali bombings. ...

Reintegration funds have caused problems as well as solving them. Blair Palmer    Now looking for new jobs  William Nessen...

Inspired by television and Muchtar Pakpahan, a traditional fisherman decides it’s time to act. Michele Ford ...