Press releases

2012

1. ILO – Union Confederations release a new study on workers’ perception on sustainable enterprises in Indonesia

   08 February 2012

   JAKARTA (ILO News): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the four trade union confederations (KSPSI Pasar Minggu, KSPSI Kalibata, KSBSI and KSPI) will release a new survey titled “Workers’ Perception on the Factors Supporting Sustainable Enterprises in Indonesia” on Thursday, 9 February 2012, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta.

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   Child & bonded labour in Afghanistan's brick kilns. New Survey highlights obstacles to ending practice.

   07 February 2012

   KABUL (ILO News) – A new report on bonded labour in Afghan brick kilns found more than half of the workers surveyed were children, with the majority of these workers under the age of 14.

3. ILO – Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration assess the impact of trade liberalization on employment

   03 February 2012

   JAKARTA (Joint Press Release): In the era of globalization most economists and policy-makers have asserted, that trade liberalization has a strong potential to contribute to growth and that those effects will be beneficial for employment.

4. ILO to issue annual report on global employment trends and jobs crisis

   19 January 2012

   BANGKOK (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will issue its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET) against the background of a lingering jobs crisis and the prospects of a further deterioration of economic activity.

5. 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting: “We hope that all the participants will contribute to the implementation of these conclusions …” said Ms Sulistri from KSBSI

   05 January 2012

   At the end of the 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) held in Kyoto from 4-7 December 2011, the General-Secretary of the Confederation of Indonesia Prosperity Trade Union (KSBSI), Ms Sulistri Afrileston hoped that the Conclusions adopted during the meeting would be implemented.

2011

1. Indonesia: Sub-regional Seminar on Strengthening Union Capacity Overcoming Multiplicity of Unions in South East Asia

   14 December 2011

   From 12 to 14 December 2011, the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organized a regional seminar in Jakarta on Strengthening Union Capacity Overcoming Multiplicity of Unions in South East Asia.

2. Promoting basic social protection in Indonesia

   14 December 2011

   In Indonesia, informal economy workers and employees without contracts are largely uncovered by social security benefits. It is estimated that 54 per cent of the total population does not have access to social health protection (most of the excluded are workers in the informal economy and their families) and 83 per cent of workers do not have access to other social security benefits (old age, death, work injury).

3. Indonesian major confederations establish Joint Trade Union Secretariat

   12 December 2011

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing a two-day Sub-Regional Seminar on Strengthening Union Capacity Overcoming Multiplicity of Unions in South East Asia” from 12-13 December 2011 in Jakarta. The seminar is aimed to share experiences on how unions can be united on issues of common concerns and discuss ways as well as means to strengthen their solidarity and avoid proliferation of unions.

4. Media Advisory- Meeting on findings and recommendations related to garment and shoe factory fainting incidents

   12 December 2011

   Media advisory of a meeting on findings and recommendations related to garment and shoe factory fainting incidents organized by ILO-Better Factories Cambodia.

5. Beijing: Seminar on Precarious Work

   10 December 2011

   The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), together with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the ILO County Office for China and Mongolia in Beijing, held a joint seminar on Precarious Work in Beijing from 9 to 10 December 2011.

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   ILO Asia Pacific Regional Meeting concludes with Recommendations to counter employment consequences of global economic turmoil

   07 December 2011

   KYOTO (ILO News) - Representatives of governments, workers and employers from the Asian, Pacific and Arab states have concluded a four day meeting at which they discussed ways the region could prepare to counter the consequences of the current economic uncertainty.

7. Promote basic social protection to help people escape from poverty

   06 December 2011

   (ILO Bangkok) Promoting basic social security rights and transfers, essential services in employment, health, water and sanitation, nutrition, education and family-support will protect and empower poor and vulnerable people to work out of poverty. These are the key messages of a recent report,Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization, to be presented at the United Nations in Bangkok on 9 December.

8. The Indonesian Minister of Manpower promotes decent work at the ILO Regional Meeting in Japan

   05 December 2011

   The Government of Indonesia urges countries in Asia and the Pacific region to develop employment policies which focus on social protection and job creation for, especially, young people.

9. ILO Director-General says policy makers need to reconnect with the needs of working families and put job creation at the centre of economic recovery efforts

   04 December 2011

   Kyoto (ILO News): The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, warned that “dark clouds” are gathering again in Asia, even as growth rebounds and investment is flowing back. Asia’s economy is more open than ever before but with the risk of the global economy slipping into a double-dip recession, this openness has positive as well as negative implications.

10. ILO Director-General praises Japan's commitment to decent work, says efforts to solve global economic crisis must put people first

    04 December 2011

    Kyoto (ILO News): The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, praised Japan's commitment to creating decent work opportunities for women, men and young people, and called on the country to continue to use its voice in the G-20 to support more concerted international action to put the creation of jobs at the centre of efforts to solve the global economic crisis.

11. ILO Regional Meeting to focus on employment, economic and social vulnerabilities in Asia, the Pacific

    03 December 2011

    Kyoto (ILO News): Government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from about 40 countries in Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States will be gathering in Kyoto, Japan to discuss how employment, economic and social progress can be safeguarded in the face of the uncertain global economic outlook.

12. ILO - INA launch a website to support CSR

    29 November 2011

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indonesian Netherlands Association (INA) launch today (29/11) a unique event to link businesses in Indonesia with local community programmes in support towards a more sustainable development in Indonesia through www.synergy4life.org.

13. Indonesian business community moves towards more responsible business practices

    29 November 2011

    Responsible business practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) have emerged around the world and in Indonesia as a new business strategy for a long-term sustainability. In addition, at the global level, more and more instruments, frameworks and initiatives are being developed and adopted to provide guidance to multinational enterprises and local businesses, often as part of global supply chains.

14. New films fight discrimination against HIV, disability

    29 November 2011

    (ILO Bangkok): Two new videos aimed at fighting workplace discrimination are being released by the ILO to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December.

15. Technical Training Course Labour Statistics and Labour Market Information and Analysis in the Pacific

    29 November 2011

    A first for the Pacific technical training on(LMIA) in the Pacific