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Promotion of social dialogue

Bipartite dialogues improve productivity of the palm oil industry and make business more resilient

Upholding the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is found to be a foundation for improving productivity and increasing number of workers joining trade unions that lead to the advanced protection of workers’ rights in palm oil...

Bipartite cooperation

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...

A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry

Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.

Gender-responsive labour inspection to promote workplace free from harassment

The Ministry of Manpower, with support from the ILO’s Improving Workers’ Rights in Indonesian Rural Sectors with a focus on Women Project, mainstreams gender responsive approach to its labour inspection system to prevent violence, harassment and...

Our impact, their voices

Shoring up the foundation for a safe, inclusive learning environment

Training to create a convenient platform to report sexual harassment on campus and a capacity-building exchange to the UK made a huge difference in one Indonesian woman’s life.

ILO launches the first gender equality and social inclusion handbook for Higher Education Institutions

This handbook is designed to be used in Gender Equality, Disabilities and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) training for staff and students in all types of vocational education and training institutions across Indonesia.

Convention No. 190 and vocational training

Sexual harassment measures implemented in Indonesia polytechnics

The ILO has helped develop measures to address sexual harassment and violence in Indonesia’s higher education institutes.

Technical and vocational education and training and skills development

Study tour strengthens vocational education collaboration between Indonesia and the United Kingdom

Enhancing institutional knowledge sharing and capacity building, the ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity programme in Indonesia facilitated study visits for polytechnic leaders and lectures to academic partners in the UK.

Indonesia continues to strengthen its efforts to ensure workplace safety and health

The ILO supports the efforts taken by the Ministry of Manpower to strengthen its national policies and programmes on occupational safety and health (OSH) through the publication of the 2022 National OSH Profile.

WESO Trends 2023

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

Sunshine, sea… and skills in tourism: ILO supports women in northeastern Indonesia in sustainable tourism development

Opinion editorial

Viewing jobs law and Perppu through the lens of freedom of association

An opinion editorial by Albert Bonasahat, national project coordinator of the ILO Ship to Shore Rights Programme, published by the Jakarta Post on 7 January.

The first job fair for disabilities in Central Java, offering a greater access to employment for persons with disabilities

The ILO in collaboration with Provincial Government of Central Java and Better Work Indonesia organize a two-day first job fair for disabilities to provide better employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.

International Migrants Day

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Services Office (LTSA-MRC) in Tulungagung receives the Indonesian Migrant Worker Award for...

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One-Roof Integrated Service (LTSA-MRC) in Tulungagung district, supported by the ILO through the Safe and Fair programme, receives the Indonesian Migrant Worker Award from the Ministry of Manpower for providing...

Indonesia Business Forum 2022 showcases a decade of progress and challenges in Indonesia’s garment industry

Better Work Indonesia, a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), highlights a collective effort undertaken by Indonesian garment industry to gain a significant improvement in compliance of labour laws and standards.

Labour standards compliance is key to build a sustainable supply chain in the fishing sector

The ILO’s two-day capacity building programme aims to improve labour laws compliance, gender equality and working conditions in the fishing industry.

News

Indonesia, Malaysia and ILO discuss fair recruitment guide and pre-departure training for the palm oil sector

Indonesia and Malaysia government representatives met with the ILO to discuss concrete actions to strengthen labour protection of migrant workers in the palm oil sector.

International Migrants Day

Tripartite Forum on Migration empowers women migrant workers as agents of change to safeguard their labour rights

The ILO through the Safe and Fair Programme supported the establishment of a Tripartite Plus Forum in Cirebon, West Java to support the rights of women migrant workers.

Indonesian employers renew its Guideline on Prevention and Handling Sexual Harassment at Workplace

The renewed Employers Guideline on Prevention and Handling the Sexual Harassment at Workplace, supported by the ILO, has incorporated the ILO Convention No. 190 and the key findings of ILO’s survey violence and harassment at work in Indonesia.