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A Report On The Philippines Constitution Of Republic Indonesia

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The right to work and having a proper life are guaranteed in The 1945 Constitution Of Republic Indonesia, as in Article 27 verse (2) ; Every citizen shall have the right to work and to earn a humane livelihood. This article holds the ground for workers policy in Indonesia. The investment atmosphere in Indonesia is relying on this policy, to create a conducive investment climate. Indonesia has enacted Law Of The Republic Indonesia Number 25 Of 2007 Concerning Investment to regulate the investment, which the elucidation remarked that public welfare is one of the Indonesian goals that has been ordered by the constitutional mandate. Investment must become an essential part to develop country’s prosperity, indeed it will bring the economic …show more content…

Local Workers, Should The Government Intervene? The multiplier effects of the investment, either it is positive or negative, must be discussed carefully to find the best solution to resolve the investment’s negative impact. One of the investment’s gifts is that it will provide the job vacancy for the job seekers, and at the same time, will lights the hope for the locals in an economic way. Once the company operated in an area, it is expected that it will increase the livelihood of the company’s surrounding community. Notwithstanding the company social responsibility to participate in elevating the livelihood of the locals, the company must have the main purpose to gain profits. This purpose, unavoidable, introduce the conflicts where the local community has to deal that its member are not eligible to apply in such of company’s vacancy due to their lack of education or skills. In another issue, they also face the threat of exploitation of the company by working in such indigent condition if they were accepted as sweated labours . As noted by Paik, local workers are also defenceless workers as they received little exposure from the media and overlooked by the literatures . Vogelaar took similar stage as Pak, as he highlighted that there are conflicts between foreign firms and their local environment which is primarily political, social and cultural . In overcoming the

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