A demonstrator sets up scarecrows for keeping social distancing during a protest outside the Indonesian parliament against the Omnibus bill in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters
A demonstrator sets up scarecrows for keeping social distancing during a protest outside the Indonesian parliament against the Omnibus bill in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

Widodo’s jobs bill poses threat to forests, global investors warn Indonesia

  • In a letter, 35 investors said the legislation could hamper efforts to protect the country’s tropical forests
  • The government says the bill, passed by parliament on Monday, is needed to streamline regulations in Indonesia

A demonstrator sets up scarecrows for keeping social distancing during a protest outside the Indonesian parliament against the Omnibus bill in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters
A demonstrator sets up scarecrows for keeping social distancing during a protest outside the Indonesian parliament against the Omnibus bill in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters
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