News and press releases
This is a list of official ILO press releases issued by the ILO office in Jakarta and Timor-Leste. Some are available in multiple languages, indicated on the top of each release. The most recent release is at the top.
2024
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Eliminating the vulnerability of female workers to exploitation in the palm oil and fisheries sectors
27 February 2024
The ILO together with the Ministry of Manpower and Sectoral Employers promotes gender equality and protection for women workers in the palm oil and fisheries sectors.
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New Director for the ILO Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste
26 February 2024
Simrin Singh has officially assumed her duties as the new Director for the ILO Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste on 15 February 2024.
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© ILO/Gita Lingga 2024
Sectoral skills council is key in providing skilled workers according to the need of the industry
23 February 2024
Five main recommendations to strengthen Indonesian human capital and ensure skills’ link and match in electronics sector are jointly developed by key sectoral labour actors with the facilitation of the ILO’s Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct.
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Timor-Leste launches its Social Security Portal
22 February 2024
The Government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, launches its Social Security Portal in three languages, providing easy access to information to all people of Timor-Leste.
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© ILO/Gita Lingga 2024
Engaging trade unions in skills development for improved productivity and working conditions
12 February 2024
The ILO urges trade unions to actively take a leading role in anticipating and building skills for the future.
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© Pemalangkab.go.id 2024
Local authorities at district and village levels play a key role in protecting migrant fishing boat crews from forced labour at sea
07 February 2024
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme, in collaboration with its trade union partner, builds the capacity of local authorities of Pemalang district, known for its fishing industry, to better protect their migrant fishers through a Migrant Worker Resource Centre.
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© ILO/Pichit Phromkade 2024
Tens of thousands of women migrant workers are empowered by Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Integrated Services Centers
30 January 2024
The ILO supports the establishment of Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Integrated Service Center (LTSA-MRC) in four districts to advocate and empower tens of thousands of women migrant workers.
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New employment opportunities for laid-off workers on digital entrepreneurship
25 January 2024
ILO digital entrepreneurship training, jointly conducted with Evermos, a social commerce reseller platform, not only provides new digital skills, but also opens a new, inclusive employment opportunity.
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Women work 100 hours per week but still consider unproductive: Magdalene-ILO Care work social experiment
18 January 2024
What happens if you are paid to do care work that you usually do at home?
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ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia
15 January 2024
To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’ working conditions in Indonesia.