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Since the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, which brought down the Suharto regime in its wake in May 1998, Indonesia’s public finances have undergone a major transformation. The financial crisis itself caused a huge economic contraction and a commensurate decline in public spending. Not surprisingly, debt and subsidies increased dramatically, while development spending was sharply curtailed.
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Under Suharto from 1966 to 1997, Indonesia enjoyed stability and economic growth, but much of the wealth was concentrated in the hands of a small corrupt elite and dissent was brutally crushed. During the Asian economic crisis of 1997 the value of the Indonesian rupiah plummeted, halving the purchasing power of ordinary Indonesians, and in the ensuing violent upheaval, now known as Reformasi, Suharto was brought down and a more democratic regime installed.
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There is ... a shortage of labor inspectors in Indonesia. Consequently, employers do not have to worry about frequent visits.35 According to a Child Workers in Asia article in 1993, there have been reports that when inspectors from the Ministry of Manpower visit the factories, children are ordered not to show up.36 Jeff Ballinger estimates there are approximately 1,320 labor Inspectors.37 According to the ILO, only between 700 and 800 of the inspectors are operational, the rest being clerical and support staff.38 UNICEF estimates that, with an average of one labor inspector per 3,895 companies, child labor remains a low priority for the Labor Inspectorate.39 Moreover, children often have "legal" identification cards issued by the Ministry of Interior, falsifying their age, which makes enforcement of child labor laws difficult.40
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