Sydney Southeast Asia Centre: Recent submissions
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Politicizing the Minimum Wage: Wage Councils, Worker Mobilization, and Local Elections in Indonesia
Published 2019-01-01Indonesia’s weak labor movement transformed local wage councils from institutions of wage restraint into institutions that delivered generous wage increases. This article argues that the arrival of direct elections created ...Open AccessArticle -
Powering a Modern Life? Residents’ Experiences of the Electricity Supply in Tanjung Pinang
Published 2018-12-11Access to an affordable and reliable electricity supply is vital not only for economic development but also for citizens’ quality of life. Indonesia has made significant progress towards near-universal electrification, but ...Open AccessArticle -
The International Labour Organization as a Development Actor in Southeast Asia
Published 2018-01-01Typically, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is discussed in narrow terms with specific reference to its role in setting labor standards and the success or otherwise of its attempts to convince governments and ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Shipwrecked? The ethics of underwater cultural heritage in Indonesia
Published 2016-01-01Open AccessArticle -
Naval Shipwrecks in Indonesia
Published 2017-01-01This paper examines naval heritage in Indonesian waters, focusing on HMAS Perth (I) and other Allied vessels that sank in the Java Sea and the Sunda Strait in 1942, and argues for a re-consideration of what we understand ...Open AccessConference paper