On May 28, Indonesia’s Minister of Manpower (Menaker), Yassierli, issued Ministerial Circular Letter (SE Menaker) No. M/6/HK.04/V/2025 on the Prohibition of Discrimination in the Employment Recruitment Process. This move offers fresh air for job seekers in Indonesia, many of whom have long been hindered by minimum and maximum age restrictions. “This SE is intended to [...]

Shofa Umrotul H. is a student in the Faculty of Law, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia. She filed this dispatch from Malang.  At the end of April, Governor Dedi Mulyadi of Indonesia’s West Java province sparked national controversy after proposing a policy that would require men to undergo vasectomy to qualify for government-provided social aid. The proposal [...]