Freelance workers in the creative industry are already vulnerable to exploitation. Fathimah Fildzah Izzati writes that many are suffering because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the government has shown little interest in helping them.
Political and business elites are exploiting the Covid-19 crisis to further increase their power and material resources, write Rafiqa Qurrata A’yun and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir.
Dissatisfied with the official response to Covid-19, a group of business workers are pursuing a class action lawsuit against the government. The case shows the public are willing to hold those in power accountable, writes Laras Susanti.
Constant reporting on the potential for “disaster” has failed to acknowledge that many of the factors that amplify the risks of Covid-19 for the Indonesian population are structural, writes Associate Professor Linda Rae Bennett.
Studi ini menemukan bahwa peserta program Kartu Prakerja yang sesuai dengan sasaran pelatihan juga terdampak pandemi COVID-19 sehingga mereka juga sesuai dengan sasaran bansos. Namun, ditemukan pula peserta program yang tidak tepat untuk mengikuti pelatihan tetapi sanga...
Policy in Focus. Islamic boarding schools are among the worst affected by the pandemic, writes Professor Jamhari Makruf.
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has been conspicuously absent from efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Daniel Peterson looks at what he has been up to.
Muhammad Afif Qoyim writes that social restrictions are having profound social and economic consequences for poor and marginalised residents of Jakarta, such as the fishing community of Kali Adem.
Balawyn Jones writes that as the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies in Indonesia, domestic violence is emerging as a parallel public health crisis.
It is overly simplistic to label those who defy recommendations on physical distancing to worship at mosques, churches and temples as radicals or extremists, writes Dr Nadirsyah Hosen.
Indonesia’s Defense Ministry has been recently active in channeling plenty of medical assistance from China to enhance the country’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The growing defense ties should be situated within the broader historical and policy context, espe...
Modelling indicates an urgent need for action by the government, health authorities, and the public, writes Ben Phillips.
Scholars have said China had an “authoritarian advantage” in responding to SARS in 2002-2003. But Robertus Robet writes that in the case of Covid-19, there appears to be no such advantage.
Calls are growing for the government to ban the post-Ramadan exodus to the regions (mudik) to prevent further spread of Covid-19. But as Dr Belinda Spagnoletti writes, mudik is also an important safety net for those living in precarity.
This paper tries to provide another perspective on the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic
Tulisan ini mendiskusikan dampak pandemi COVID-19 terhadap pendidikan para difabel dengan mengambil kasus dan data mahasiswa UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
Di tengah usaha memberdayakan UMKM ini, Indonesia dan dunia menghadapi musibah yang tidak terduga yaitu munculnya wabah COVID-19. Wabah ini tentu saja memunculkan tantangan baru jangka pendek untuk mendukung UMKM.
Pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan masyarakat miskin kehilangan pekerjaan atau mengalami penurunan penghasilan. PKH dan Program Sembako telah menjadi jaring pengaman bagi keluarga penerima manfaat (KPM), tetapi keduanya belum memberikan manfaat optimal.
Sejak pemerintah mengumumkan kasus pertama COVID-19 di Indonesia pada 2 Maret 2020, penularan penyakit ini terus meningkat. Kondisi ini menimbulkan kekhawatiran berbagai pihak dan memaksa masyarakat beradaptasi. Apa saja strategi adaptasi yang dilakukan masyarakat?
The Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) strives to continue its support for the creation of a knowledge and innovation ecosystem to rise up to the challenges in the health sector, stability and economic recovery due to the COVID-19 pandemic