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Indonesian fishers are still vulnerable to exploitation
The first-ever ILO Survey on Decent Work in Marine Fishing, conducted in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), reveals several decent work deficits in Indonesia. While there is progress in recent years, the study...
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Tackling Forced Labour in Indonesia’s Fishery and Palm Oil Sectors
ILO Indonesia hosted a crucial refresher workshop in Bandung on 2-3 October 2024 to strengthen the understanding of forced labour among government representatives, employers, and workers' organizations.
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ILO extends its collaboration to other coastal universities to combat forced labour in the fishing industry
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Programme has engaged lecturers from local universities at the regency level in Central Java Province to mainstream international labour standards to academic institutions.
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.
Indonesia establishes the first MRC for migrant fishing vessel crews in Pemalang Regency
The ILO supports the establishment of the first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) for Indonesian migrant fishing vessel crews to ensure their labour rights and to be free from exploitation and forced labour at sea.
ILO and trade unions strengthen collaboration with Central Java on labour rights for fishers
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab and Trade Union’s in the Fishing Sector conducted a series of activities to strengthen collaboration with Central Java’s relevant stakeholders in fishing sector
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Migrant Resource Centre reduces migrant fishers’ vulnerability at sea
Lack of access to information on migration has made migrant fishers vulnerable to exploitation. The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Initiative and the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) have set up a Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) to better...
ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia
To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab initiative and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’...
Tiny but mighty voices against child labour in cobalt mining
Children in mining areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expressed in artistic forms to their communities the child labour-free future they want through the ILO's Supporting Children's Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media...
Indonesia strengthens joint labour inspection system in fishing sector with guidance tool
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme supports the effort to strengthen joint labour inspection system in fishing sector between the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF).
Prevention is better than cure
The ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab supports the Ghana Maritime Authority in strategic compliance of fishing vessels with provisions of C188 linked to forced labour
ILO teams up with University of Diponegoro in a bid to combat forced labour in the fishing industry
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has embarked on a joint venture with the University of Diponegoro to bolster the battle against forced labour in the fishing sector.
ILO supports Indonesia’s joint labour inspection in the fishing sector to prevent forced labour at sea
The ILO through its 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has supported Indonesia to improve working conditions of fishers and prevent forced labour through the establishment of joint labour inspection system and strengthened coordination between labour and...
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An Indonesian student warns her community of the risks of forced labour at sea
The communications trainings of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme have inspired a 20-year-old communications student to campaign about labour rights of fishers in her fishing community to break the longstanding myth about working at sea.
First tripartite social dialogue within the fishing sector
building decent working and in South Africa
Indonesia to establish a national team for joint labour inspection in the fishing sector
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab continues to support Indonesia in developing and finalizing a Field Guide on Labour Inspection On-Board Fishing Vessels as a tool that will be used by the national team for joint labour inspection in the sector.
ILO and Indonesia’s Diponegoro University raise awareness of forced labour in the fishing sector
The ILO's 8.7 Accelerator Lab in Indonesia collaborates with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Dipenogoro University (FEB Undip) to promote the inclusion of labour rights in business school education.
The 8.7 Accelerator Lab joins the COTECCO project to reinforce the impact of the Private Sector Working Groups in two key mining provinces...
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.
Agreement to increase inclusion of labour rights in business school education
A Memorandum of Understanding to increase the inclusion of labour rights issues in business education has been signed by the ILO, the Global Business School Network and the Geneva School of Economics and Management of the University of Geneva.