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Green jobs

Young Indonesian entrepreneur goes green

Ilham Rhamanda is one of a new generation of entrepreneurs in Indonesia, for whom there is more to business than pure profits. With ILO support he is following a greener, sustainable approach for his sportswear business.

Mutual recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community

Promoting cross-border movement of skilled laborers in ASEAN

Paving the way for the cross-border recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be discussed by ASEAN member countries’ high-level representatives in Jakarta today.

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?

A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

Working as a homeworker and three other jobs to support family

Working as a home worker, Uswatun Hasanah complete 20-30 pairs of embroidery in a month. Her employer will drop the threads in the beginning of every month and retrieve completed work at the end of every month.

Skills training for people with disabilities

ILO: Better Work Indonesia improves access to jobs in garment industry for people with disabilities

According to a World Report on Disability (2011) published by The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, there are roughly a billion people with disabilities in the world. Further, there are approximately 785 million of people with...

ILO Meeting to discuss ways to improve skills development in Asia-Pacific

An International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting is expected to roll out new action plans to improve skills development in Asia and the Pacific.

New Report

ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs

New ILO study shows that social protection plays a key role in helping people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow treatment.

World Day against Child Labour: Indonesia to mark the World Day with focus on social protection

This year’s World Day against Child Labour is marked by a focus on the important role of social protection in ending child labour. Taking the theme: “Extend Social Protection to Combat Child Labour”, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in...

OIC member-states adopt action plan

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Framework Document on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended in Baku on June 18.

Fighting for workers’, and women’s, rights in Indonesia

From scepticism and questioning to recognition and trust; Elly Rosita Silaban’s path to the leadership of a huge Indonesian labour union shows how the barriers for women unionists can be broken through passion and perseverance.

The launch of SCORE programme phase II: Indonesia commits to assist SMEs be more productive and competitive

Small medium enterprises (SMEs) are one of the economic pillars of Indonesia. In 2012, SMEs have contributed 57.4 per cent to the Gross National Product and also play a great role in tackling unemployment by employing 107.6 million of workers (data...

Regional Director's remarks at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters

By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on 22 May 2014

Next govt faces ‘jobless growth’

An opinion-editorial by Tauvik Muhamad, Programme Officer of ILO-Jakarta discussing about the jobless growth phenomenon which would be faced by the new government. The piece is published in conjunction with the commemoration of the Labour Day.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2014: Promoting a safety culture in Indonesian small and medium enterprises

Employing more than 95 per cent of the world’s working population, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main source of employment in developing countries, including Indonesia. In Indonesia, SMEs have also become a significant support to...

Inspiring students through the ILO’s new KAB Start Up and Go Modules

The ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education and the Provincial Education Office of East Java conducted an entrepreneurship pilot project at vocational schools and high schools for six months (June-December) in 2013. The project...

Disability and work

Employing people with disabilities: It’s right and smart

Employing people with disabilities – a huge and largely overlooked market segment – makes a lot of sense for companies. But that requires overcoming a fear of the unknown and looking at abilities rather than disabilities.

Empowering women homeworkers for better working conditions

Uswatun has been doing embroidery work from home, in the Pakis subdistrict of Malang, for more than seven years. She works every day of the week for up to ten hours a day. “No holidays,” she says, with a laugh.

A promise to domestic workers, after 10 years

An opinion-editorial by Irham Ali Saifuddin, Capacity Building Specialist, ILO-Jakarta highlighting the importance of the ILO Convention No. 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. This was published by the Jakarta Post on 18 March 2014.

Reinforcing the role of decent work in equitable growth a core priority, Says New ILO Report

The report, Labour and Social Trends in Indonesia 2013: Reinforcing the role of decent work in equitable growth, highlights that Indonesia has faced adjustments in its macroeconomic indicators in 2013, and these adjustments have been reflected in a...

ILO – Kampung Halaman Foundation to launch disability video in Semarang: SAME - Spaces, Opportunities and Treatment for Persons with...

In conjunction with the commemoration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Kampung Halaman Foundation (YKH), will organize a series of campaign activities titled...