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Condido: Boosting the cut flower industry in Pasuruan

With agriculture and agribusiness identified as key to the LED interventions in Pasuruan, Masuda, the Secretary of the LED Forum in Tutur and manager of a local flower association, Condido, was keen for the Forum to be involved in activities to...

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Surabaya

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

Developing strategies for local employment recovery in Asia

To tackle the prospect of a prolonged global increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality and the continuing collapse of enterprises, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation...

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Yogyakarta

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Makassar

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

Labour market faces protracted recovery despite economic growth, says new ILO report

Analyses the impact of the global financial, economic and jobs crisis on Indonesia’s labour market and draws attention to some key policy challenges posed by the crisis.

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Semarang

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected.

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Samarinda

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

ILO says economic crisis eroding real wages for second year running

Global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and is expected to drop even further this year despite signs of a possible economic recovery, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said today.

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers in Medan

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

ILO to campaign on domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with Jaringan Kerja Layak Pekerja Rumah Tangga (Jakerla PRT) and SmartFM Network, will hold a series of radio campaigns on standards-setting for domestic workers from November to December...

Recognizing the rights of indigenous and tribal people in Indonesia

Indigenous and tribal peoples constitute at least 5,000 distinct peoples with a population of more than 370 million, living in 70 different countries, including Indonesia. With 1,072 different ethnic groups, including 11 ethnic groups with a...

Department of Home Affairs – ILO to boost local economic and tourism development in East Java

The Indonesian Department of Home Affairs along with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the province of East Java and the district of Malang are signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) on Local Economic and Tourism Development to Increase the...

ILO to address workers’ vulnerabilities to HIV in Asia and the Pacific: 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)

The ILO is to host a series of events at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), which opens this Sunday, 9 August, in Bali, Indonesia.

Examining international standards-setting for Indonesian domestic workers

Domestic work is considered undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers remain overworked, underpaid and unprotected. Accounts of maltreatment and abuse, especially of live-in and migrant domestic workers, are regularly reported in...

Examining insurance policies for migrant workers

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Provincial Board for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers, will organize a one-day workshop on insurance policies for migrant workers, titled “Insurance...

Survey on social security for informal economy workers: looking for flexible and highly targeted programmes

In Indonesia only 17 per cent of the employed population enjoys formal social security of which a fraction works in the informal economy. With respect to health, the coverage has recently been substantially expanded through the Jamkesmas/Askeskin...

World Day Against Child Labour 2009: Government of Indonesia – ILO to tackle female child Labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Indonesia will join with governments, national confederations, academic institutions, NGOs, and other key constituents in organizing a national march against child labour on Sunday, 21 June 2009, from...

World Day Against Child Labour 2009: ILO says crisis increases risk of girls becoming child labourers

The global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labour, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12. The report...

ILO sponsors the Bromo Agrofestival 2009 in Pasuruan

The International Labour Organization (ILO) supports the launch of the first Bromo Agrofestival to be held in Nongkojajar, Pasuruan District, East Java, from May 30 to June 7, 2009. This festival promotes local produce and offers an opportunity for...