"Indonesia remains 'grim place' for working women", 11 March 2019

...[A] coalition of women's rights organizations has reminded people that the country is still a nightmare for working women, who are often the target of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported...an increase in the labor force participation rate among women to 55.4 percent in 2018 from 55 percent the previous year, but challenges for female workers in the workplace remain high.  

"Women remain a target of exploitation," said Nining Elitos, the Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI) chairwoman, said....

...A 2017 survey by Perempuan Mahardika revealed that 56.5 percent of the 773 women garment laborers in a Jakarta industrial complex were sexually harassed. Most of them, however, did not report it to their supervisors.

...Nining said even existing laws that were meant to protect women were hardly enforced....

..."We also demand that employers don't dismiss female workers just because they are pregnant," Nining said. "This happens really often."...