Editor's take: The week that was — Oct 12 - 17

Editor's take: The week that was — Oct 12 - 17

Last week marked the escalation of protests in Southeast Asia. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of youth in SE Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia, continued to rally against a government bill that is being pitched to boost jobs. The protesters want Indonesia’s “omnibus” law to be revoked and are of the opinion that the bill weakens labour rights.

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