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ILO and the Ministry of Manpower jointly enhance gender-sensitive labour inspection and business practices in the Eastern part of Indonesia

ILO and the Ministry of Manpower improve workers’ rights, particularly the rights of women workers, to a more equal workplace through training workshops.

Business and human rights

Indonesia’s electronics sector to pilot responsible business conduct initiative

The ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) explores a joint initiative to piloting the implementation of responsible business conduct at the enterprise level.

ILO supports the establishment a joint inspection team in the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has expanded its support to the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan Province to ensure the protection of fishers against forced labour and human trafficking at sea.

Press release

Indonesia strengthens the implementation of its National Strategy on Business and Human Rights

The Ministry of Manpower, the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the International Labour Organization (ILO), supported by the Japanese government, conducted a National Seminar on Strengthening the...

Digitalization and financial inclusion

Indonesian small enterprises transition to responsible digital wage payments

With the help of a responsible wage digitization training programme by the ILO and Apindo, Farid Hidayah and over 100 other small enterprise owners in Central and West Java are learning to navigate this transition, aiming to improve efficiency,...

Social media campaign boosts Indonesian public’s awareness on care economy

ILO’s social media training for influencers on care work has reached hundred thousand of viewers with more than a million impressions.

Indonesia

Women still struggle to juggle paid work and unpaid care work

In Indonesia, Natalia, a mother of three, spends more than 100 hours on unpaid care work. Her story shows the plight of women juggling paid work and care responsibilities.

ILO supports Indonesia’s initiative to promote mother and child welfare through childcare services

Government of Indonesia has taken some initiatives on care economy. Affordable and accessible quality childcare service has been considered as the main priority.

Interview

Care economy should be a state investment

Early Dewi Nuriana, ILO’s Programme Coordinator for Care Economy, explains the importance of understanding the strategic role of the care economy in increasing women's involvement in the workforce. This interview is an excerpt from the interview...

ILO-Magdalene social experiment: Women spend 100 hours of unpaid care work a week

The ILO-Magdalene’s social experiment reveals that women can spend more than 100 hours per week on unpaid care work. They even could double their earnings if care work was considered a paying, productive job.

ILO and Jurnal Perempuan examine the role of women in work and care economy

As part of the ILO’s campaign on care economy, a joint special edition was launched, in collaboration with Jurnal Perempuan to promote a greater investment in care economy for more gender equal world of work.

Six Indonesian trade union confederations promote a greater investment in care economy

The ILO supports six Indonesian trade unions to actively promote issues related to care work in Indonesia through an advocacy campaign and a social media training programme.

Digitalization and financial inclusion

Digital application helps optimizing the harvest production of Indonesia's seaweed farmers

East Sumba’s seaweed farmers have been able to improve the way they farm using a digital application developed by the ILO programme that promotes digital technology adaptation at the village level.

Financial skills and literacy improve the livelihoods of East Sumba’s seaweed farmers

The ILO supports seaweed farmers in East Sumba with better understanding about finance and business to boost the local economy and the community’s level of life.

Gender equality

Enhancing gender equality within Indonesian trade union organizations with Participatory Gender Audit

The ILO’s Strengthening Industrial Relations in Indonesia (SIRI) project supports the enhancement of gender equality and equity within the National Trade Union (SPN).

Financial skills help migrant fishing communities in Indonesia build financial resilience

The ILO’s financial education training programme helps Indonesian migrant fishers and their families be more financially protected, productive and resilient against forced labour at sea.

Digitalization and financial inclusion

OJK declares two ILO-supported villages as EKI Village for their financial and technology transformation

The ILO’s financial literacy and digitalization programme have made its targeted villages in East Sumba and Aceh Besar Regencies selected as Financial Inclusion Ecosystem Programme (EKI).

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

ILO strengthens capacity of national employment services centres in Indonesia through specialized training on counselling techniques

Government staff will provide timely labour market information and connect jobseekers with employment opportunities.

Press release

Digital innovation improves the access of dairy farmers in West Java to financial services

The ILO’s Deputy Director-General concludes her first official visit to Indonesia witnessing how digital innovation benefits dairy farmers in West Java to expand and grow their businesses through better access to financial services.

ILO Voices | Violence and harassment at work

I empower migrant domestic workers by sharing my experiences

As a migrant domestic worker, Win Faidah was abused by her employers. Now she works to raise awareness so that other Indonesian women have the knowledge to protect themselves from exploitation and violence in the workplace.