Indonesia Scrambles to Protect Creative Gig Workers After Videographer Swept into Corruption Probe

JAKARTA, Indonesia (JakartaWeekly.com) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy is moving to fix a gaping hole in its procurement laws that essentially classifies creative labor—including editing, dubbing, and conceptualization—as having “zero value.” The move follows a controversial legal case in North Sumatra that saw a local videographer, Amsal Christy Sitepu, embroiled in a corruption investigation. […]