"Komnas to launch rights guidelines for business", 19 Jan 2016

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is ready to launch a national action plan on business and human rights on the back of rampant human rights abuses committed by corporations...“This plan will regulate how companies should pay more attention to human rights, how the government could do more against corporations that fail to protect human rights, and support for victims,” [Nur Kholis, Komnas HAM chariman] told The Jakarta Post...

Komnas HAM commissioner Dianto Bachriadi said the commission received more than 1,000 reports in 2015 in which companies were accused of treating their employees unfairly...Most of the companies were also accused of illegally taking over land from local and indigenous people...

...“The number of companies that have complied with human rights principles continues to be small, maybe just 2 or 3 percent. This is a big challenge for Indonesia, which is now on the world stage but continues to struggle within. So if our companies want to go global, it will be difficult because their products have to meet international standards,” Indonesian Employers Association...head of labor department Harijanto said...