The Force behind the Rulers

The role of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the formulation of government’s strategic policies strengthened under President Joko Widodo. The result of a privilege of a law inherited from the New Order era.

Retno Sulistyowati

June 11, 2021

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo looked happy during his visit to Unilever Indonesia’s complex at the Jababeka industrial area in Bekasi, West Java, on May 18. That Tuesday, Jokowi was there to monitor the first roll-out of the private Covid-19 vaccination scheme known as the Gotong Royong Program. Gotong royong is an Indonesian expression that means mutual cooperation. In addition to Unilever, that same morning 17 other companies separately gave free

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