Therefore, it is understandable that there are women workers who quit their job when the nervous and physical tension go beyond their endurance. In this case, it is quite expected that these women will join the army of petty traders or accept their role as housewife. This type of work does allow women to stay in the home with their families, but the work is often difficult and tiring, while bringing in even less income than factory work. The conclusions of the activists and scholars last year centered on actions to make life more equitable and safe for women, through protective and social legislation, the right to organize, and better wages and benefits. However the current economic crisis is pushing the previously unfair situation to the boiling point.
Millions are newly unemployed.
There have been food riots in Indonesia because of the rising prices of staples.