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World Day Against Child Labour 2013: One hour campaign against child labour in 262 junior high schools in Sukabumi

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Sukabumi Education Office (Dinas Pendidikan Sukabumi), are conducting an hour campaign on child labour in 262 junior high schools across Sukabumi District on Wednesday, 12 June 2013,...

World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work in Surabaya

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with Society and Development Review Institution (LPKP) and four relevant local partners (Samitra Abhaya Kelompok Perempuan Pro Demokrasi (SA-KPPD), Child Protection Board...

World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work in Makassar

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with Child Protection Board (LPA) of South Sulawesi, will join with governments, employers’ organizations, NGOs, and other key constituents, including child labourers, in...

World Day Against Child Labour 2013: Say no to child labour in domestic work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia, in collaboration with JARAK, the Alliance of the Elimination of Child Labour, will join with governments, employers’ organizations, NGOs, and other key constituents, including child...

Voucher pliers: fate of home-based workers

After sunset, the hustle could still be felt in the narrow alleys of Jati Bundar area in Tanah Abang. Some residents were having fun; chatting and talking in their house terraces, while watching the traffic of people in the densely populated area....

"No" to child labour in domestic work

The 2013 World Day against Child Labour (marked on June 12) is focusing on child labour in domestic work. Millions of children globally work as domestic labourers, mostly girls under 18. They are deprived of education, and endure harsh working...

Green jobs in Indonesia

Creating sustainable livelihoods while saving a precious eco-system

The ILO is working with local communities on the Indonesian island of Borneo on a green jobs programme that is helping to rehabilitate a partly-destroyed peat swamp forest.

Waging a grassroots guerilla war in fighting for labour welfare

Setting up a trade union is the most effective strategy to fight for the welfare of workers. However, some reasons make workers unable to get involved in such a movement. The role of a labor associate is needed to keep the workers empowered and not...

Keeping SCORE with Better Work Indonesia; how one factory improved its production

Partnering with SCORE, Better Work Indonesia is able to offer companies tried and tested training methods to improve workplace conditions.

Forgotten heroes of the ocean

Efforts to get income by women in fishing villages are only limited up to earning enough to support their husbands. None have encouraged them to improve what they do, and to not just stop at getting additional income.

Government doesn’t neglect

The role of women in fishing villages in developing local economy, the role of early-age education and the role of natural conservation by planting mangrove, together have proven that the participation of women must be put in a strategic position.

News-casting laborer

This is Ari Widiastari’s activity when she does not work at her factory. Her expertise in public speaking shall not be doubted any longer. At least twice a week, Ari Widiastari, who is popular with her nickname Dias, says hello to her fans on air.

Marsinah radio

Here is the atmosphere of Marsinah FM Radio, a community radio located in Cakung area in North Jakarta. At a glance, the radio’s secretariat just looks like a sheltering house, but when entering it, the aroma of workers fighting for their rights can...

Marsinah radio and labour movement

A mass rally like this is not something new at Kawasan Berikat Nusantara or KBN industrial estate in Cakung, North Jakarta. This rally is a kind of awareness on how important it is to set up a labor union.

ASEAN countries team up to tackle youth unemployment

Indonesia, supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and ASEAN Secretariat, is hosting a one-day ASEAN Forum on Youth Employment on Monday, 13 May 2013, in Semarang, Central Java.

Better protecting Indonesian migrant workers through bilateral and multilateral agreements

As the second largest sending country, some 700,000 documented Indonesian migrant workers leave the country for work abroad, primarily in East and South East Asia as well as the Middle East. Of these, 78 per cent work as domestic workers.

Sexual harassment at workplace (II)

Thus, how can a worker be protected from sexual harassment? What can encourage such a protection?

Sexual harassment at workplace (III)

ILO and KSBSI said they are willing to deal with sexual harassment at the workplace. What are they going to do?

Sexual harassment at workplace

Sexual harassment is clearly disturbing. The case is more complicated when it occurs at the workplace. Unlike sexual harassment at a public place, the victim’s source of income is under threat if he or she fights for his or her case. A regulation on...

Providing better financial access to Indonesian micro and small enterprises

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Indonesia have significant potential to create jobs and reduce poverty by providing access to a range of financial services. The sector is gearing up for exponential growth and expected to reach more people in...