Impact of COVID-19 on employees in Indonesia, May 2020

This fact sheet provides findings around impacts of Covid-19 on employment, productivity, income, household responsibilities, and mental and physical health in Indonesia.

Key Findings

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on employment in Indonesia:

• A majority of employees reported their hours and pay reduced, their pay cut, or their job suspended until further notice. Less than 45% of employees could report that COVID-19 had no impact on their job.
• A total of 6 out of 10 families lost income.
• Around 40% of employees were working from home.

However, nearly 80% of employees reported they were able to be equally or more productive during the crisis. Only a quarter of men and 17% of women reported they were less productive due to COVID-19.

Overall, more than half of respondents felt pressure to do more household work and child care. Both women and men reported increased time spent on housework during COVID-19. Importantly, 36% of respondents reported feeling that COVID-19 had a negative impact on their mental well-being, and nearly a quarter of respondents reported that COVID-19 had a negative impact on their physical well-being.

Learn more about COVID-19 and women’s economic empowerment (WEE) on the COVID-19 & WEE resource section.