Carney calls Indonesia trade deal ‘game changing,’ but labour says it is a ‘step backwards’

Canadian negotiators faced opposition to convince their Indonesian counterparts to accept enforceable labour chapters.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inked a free trade pact in Ottawa on Sept. 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 1, 2025

The Carney government is celebrating a new trade deal with Indonesia, but labour voices are sounding the alarm over a weakening of worker protections compared to recent deals that Canada has inked.

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