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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Covering the uncovered: Making Indonesian social security work
Despite the fact that social protection is a recognized universal human right, 80 percent of the world's population is not yet covered by social security.
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Is a flexible labour market stabilizing unemployment, or a rigid thing?
It is evident that economic liberalization—such as business cycle swings, technological job displacement, and foreign competition—has eroded, if not eliminated, workers’ social protection, something for which workers’ organizations had struggled for many decades before finding success.
April 4th 2006, The Jakarta Post
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Removing HIV/AIDS discrimination in Indonesian labor regulations
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.
July 13th 2004, The Jakarta Post
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Next government faces 'jobless growth'
The new administration must articulate a “pro-job and inclusive growth” agenda by preparing more coherent and integrated policies and programs to create jobs and improve worker welfare.
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Globalization, Inequality and Poverty Reduction
Indonesia began liberalizing its financial sector in 1983, by liberalizing interest rates and opening capital account. This provided domestic financial companies access to private funds abroad.
April 30th 2004, The ILO Newsletter
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HIV/AIDS and child traficking for prostitution
Today, it is expected that around 30 percent out of the estimated 650,000 Indonesian sex workers are children under 18 years old. Five percent of these are children under the age of 15.
July 23rd 2003, Koran TEMPO
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Business versus HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is no longer an issue of health. It has become a social and economic issue, with business as the one most affected.
July 2nd 2003, Koran TEMPO