Tauvik Muhamad has more than twenty years of experience at ILO in Jakarta, Bangkok, and Dhaka. His works covers social protection, crisis response, industrial relations, blue economy, as well as business and human rights.
He has a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Indonesia, and a master’s in public administration 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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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.
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The 'principal agent' problem in Indonesian politics
The main drivers of the principal agent problem in politics are conflicts of interest and asymmetric information between politicians and their constituents.
May 21st 2014, The Jakarta Post
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Fixing the minimum wage hike: Does it matter?
In signaling pro-market policies, the government needs to implement short-term “quick wins” and strategic long-term policies, emphasizing its commitment to sustaining inclusive growth and promoting labor welfare.
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Investing in quality 'second chance' education
Building a mechanism to ensure access for second chance education is a key to addressing the issues of child labor as well as youth employment.
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May Day rally as part of labor union's strategic action
Since the fall of the authoritarian Soeharto regime in 1998, thousands of workers from numerous labor unions across the country have taken to the streets every May 1st to mark International Labor Day or “May Day”.
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Fuel-price policy and social protection floor in Indonesia
To ensure sustainability, we have to integrate all the existing scattered social-protection policies and programs, extend coverage to the uncovered and link to job-creation programs.
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The dispute over minimum wages in Indonesia: Who's to decide how much is enough?
Developing a comprehensive and universal social protection floor to substitute the statutory minimum wage policy would be a plausible public policy option that Indonesia needs to seriously consider.