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Anies Baswedan, from left, Muhaimin Iskandar, Prabowo Subianto, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD on the stage during the last presidential debate in Jakarta on Sunday.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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By Chandra Asmara

February 4, 2024 at 6:26 PM UTC

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One of Indonesia’s three presidential candidates said he would review job creation laws, in the final televised debate ahead of the Feb. 14 vote.

Ganjar Pranowo, the former governor of Central Java, said he had received complaints from labor groups — whom he met the day before the debate — to review laws that are widely perceived as sidelining workers on issues such as severance pay, wages and leave.