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Farmworkers' wages decreased throughout last year. BPS data recorded real farmworker wages at Rp 38,400 per day in January 2019. By the end of last year, this had fallen to only Rp 38,205 per day.
Real wages in December 2019 decreased by 0.14% compared to the previous month, which was Rp 38,260 per day. Throughout 2019, real farmworker wages tended to decline. Only in August and October were there increases, reaching Rp 37,904 and Rp 38,278 respectively.
Real farmworker wages are a comparison between nominal farmworker wages and the rural household consumption index. Meanwhile, nominal wages, which are the average daily wages received by workers, increased by 0.13% from Rp 54,650 in November 2019 to Rp 54,723 per day.
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