Tauvik Muhamad has twenty years of experience at ILO, focusing on Jakarta, Bangkok, and Dhaka. His works covers social protection, crisis response, business and human rights.
He has a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Indonesia, and a master’s from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
He’s currently a pro-bono lecturer at the Paramadina Graduate School of Diplomacy.
You can reach him via e-mail on: contact@obfuscatetauvikmuhamad.com
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Toward equitable growth and responsible business conduct
Indonesia has no legally binding framework like the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to ensure responsible business practices.
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Do Indonesian trade unions address the future of work?
Why were the labor unions left behind? Because they neither have significant membership nor unity in promoting its concerns and standpoints.
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Migrant fishers prone to modern slavery
Most of the migrants are made to endure excessive working hours, poor accommodation and limited access to clean water and healthy food. They also risk injury and accidents due to a lack of safety equipment in workplaces that do not meet international labor standards.
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Why skills development is even more imperative in Indonesia
The World Bank officially upgraded the status of Indonesia from low to upper-middle income country. While the upgrade offers a positive impact by building trust and attracting better investments, improving the quality of Indonesia’s human resources through skills development is a critical requirement.
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Getting industrial relations back on track
To take advantage of the AEC in the short term, well designed labor market policies, agreed on by employers, workers and the government, are imperative.
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Not just investment: Jobs for locals
It is crucial to filter the investment by setting conditions, in particular to ensure that local workers are protected or at least given an opportunity to compete for jobs.
November 16th 2015, The Jakarta Post
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Is the proposed government rule on minimum wage a lasting solution?
It is clear that the government has to do its homework and make the necessary adjustments to the proposed policy to address these issues.
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Revisiting old-age and unemployment insurance schemes
There is no point in allowing lump-sum withdrawal from the old-age benefit that will erode the eventual level of the benefit and impact negatively on the pension program.