In Indonesia’s coal heartland, workers face unsafe conditions, insecure jobs and exploitation. But they are organising for change. See how coal workers are fighting for decent work and safer workplaces.

Care work is essential. But in Indonesia, the workers who provide it –most of them women–are too often undervalued, underpaid, and conditions are far from decent work.

Few people will be as impacted by the coal phase-out as coal workers will. Clearly, they need to front and centre of the planning for the closure of mines and deeply involved in the preparations for life after mining. Without the voice of workers and unions shaping these plans, there will be no just transition.  Through the Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition (IKIJET) project, Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA has […]

In countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, journalists investigating corruption, environmental destruction, or military abuses have faced violence, including targeted killings and legal harassment.

In a welcome decision, the Jakarta High Court has rejected an attempt by the asbestos industry to silence and financially cripple consumer organisations and health advocates speaking out about the dangers of chrysotile asbestos.