Abstract
Minimum wage fixing has remained a national labour issue in Indonesia with each province having its own particular experience and dilemma in dealing with and in reconciling what is often seen as competing considerations of basic needs of the workers and the requirements of enterprises and the economy to grow and to be productive and competitive. This report addresses the common questions asked in Indonesia as to whether the minimum wage rates are either very low or very high. It is informative and instructive from a comparative viewpoint and therefore relevant in the current debate regarding minimum wage fixing arrangements for Indonesia.