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  1. Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in Nusa Tenggara Timur

    KUPANG (ILO News): Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work. Since their work is done in private households, which are not considered work places in many countries, their employment relationship is not addressed in national labour laws or other legislation, denying them recognition as workers entitled to labour protection.

  2. Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in North Sumatra

    MEDAN (ILO News): The great majority of domestic workers are female with low educational levels; they mainly come from poor families in rural communities. Apart from adult domestic workers, one of the most common child labour forms found in Indonesia is child domestic labour.

  3. Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in South Sulawesi

    MAKASSAR (ILO News): To address issues related to domestic workers and child domestic workers and as an effort to provide recognition to domestic workers, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and SmartFM Makassar, a leading radio station in Makassar, will organize an interactive talkshow, “Problems and Solutions on Domestic Workers and Child Domestic Workers in South Sulawesi” on Monday, 19 March 2012, at Krakatau Ballroom, Horison Hotel, Makassar, South Sulawesi.

  4. Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in West Java

    BANDUNG (ILO News): According to an ILO study in 2004, there were an estimated 2,593,399 domestic workers in Indonesia; of these, 1.4 million domestic workers were estimated to work in Java alone. The great majority of domestic workers are female with low educational levels; they mainly come from poor families in rural communities in Indonesia.

  5. ILO Jakarta newsletter, March 2012

    Illustrates the broad range of programmes and activities of the ILO in Indonesia, many of which are directly relevant to the national social and economic goals of the Government.

  6. Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in East Java

    SURABAYA (ILO News): Domestic workers also represent the single largest group of female salaried workers toiling away in households of others in their own country or abroad. Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work.

  7. Children belong in school

    A self-learning guide for junior high school teachers committed to keeping children in school and out of child labour.

  8. Facts on disability and child labour - a fact sheet

    Few studies have explored the linkages between disability and child labour. Common wisdom, rather than empirical evidence, tends to shape policymakers’ views on the subject. This fact sheet is an attempt to summarize the data available, and provide an overview of the subject both from a global perspective and in the context of Indonesia in particular.

  9. Child labour and education in Papuan communities - policy brief

    Child labour cases in Papua are the second highest in Indonesia, according to the 2008 Very Poor Household Survey (Survey RTSM) conducted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA). A total of 130,000 child labourers were said to be registered in Papua (75,000 boys and 55,000 girls), of whom 80,000 were 15 years old or younger.

  10. Review on legislations, policies and programs for the elimination of child labor in Indonesia

    This paper reviews the progress made and existing gaps in legislations, policies, and programs to eliminate WFCL in Indonesia for the past 10 years. A desk review was conducted to examine related papers and documents.

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