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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.

Maritime sector

Joint ILO-IMO meeting adopts guidelines on seafarer abandonment

New measures to improve conditions for seafarers, including those who have been abandoned, have been adopted at a meeting involving governments and maritime workers and employers’ organizations.

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.

Workers’ and employers’ organizations joint the fight against gender harassment, violence and discrimination in palm oil and fisheries...

The ILO joins forces with workers’ and employers’ organizations to free Indonesian palm oil and fisheries sectors from gender harassment, violence and discrimination.

Indonesian women seafarers: Fighting against the tide of harassment and discrimination

After joining the ILO training of trainer on harassment, violence and HIV/AIDS vulnerability in the maritime sector, an Indonesian woman seafarer actively promotes the rights to be free from harassment and discrimination at sea.

Hoping for improvements after 27 years working at sea

After 27 years working at sea, Sukarno’s working life remains the same— constant, hard work with few, short breaks. His hope is to work on land, close to his family.

Preventing forced labour at sea in Indonesia through labour inspections at Indonesian fishing ports

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund supports the efforts taken by relevant ministries in Indonesia to improve protection for Indonesian local and migrant fishers with an updated field guide for labour inspection, training and pilot...

G20 Side Event on Blue Economy

ILO: Coastal communities are enabling key to Indonesia’s blue economic development and implementation

ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste participates in the G20 Side Event Seminar to highlight the potential of the Blue Economy Roadmap to create jobs and improve livelihoods in coastal communities in Indonesia.

Statement of the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee on ensuring a safe working environment on board vessels where seafarers can...

Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended

Enhancing social dialogues for decent working conditions in Indonesia’s fishing industry

Work in fishing is a hazardous occupation. Labour rights challenges in the fisheries sector such as weak labour inspection, poor occupational safety and health (OSH) and other problems related to working conditions can be improved through social...

ILO supports the launch of Indonesia’s first Trade Unions’ Network in the Fishing Sector

The 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme together with the Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) supported the launch of a Trade Unions’ Network in the fishing sector aiming to foster a common voice between trade unions and to reinforce bilateral and...

Minimum wages for seafarers

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

An increase in minimum monthly wages has been agreed for the world’s seafarers.

Shipping industry adopts amendments to Maritime Labour Convention to improve seafarers’ conditions

Drawing from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, stakeholders in the global shipping industry have adopted amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), to improve the living and working conditions of seafarers.

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Maritime Labour Convention reaches 100th ratification

By reaching this milestone, the Maritime Labour Convention provides the shipping industry with globally recognized standards that cover more than 96 per cent of the world’s shipping.

ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine following Russian aggression

An estimated 1,000 seafarers are currently stranded in Ukrainian ports and waters with dwindling vital supplies.

Maritime Labour Convention

Sierra Leone ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Sierra Leone became the 99th Member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

San Marino ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

San Marino is the 101st Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Maritime Labour Convention

Oman: 100th Member State to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

Oman is the 100th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

The ILO focuses on coordinated efforts in realizing decent work in Indonesia’s fishing industry

The ILO initiates a coordinated consultation meeting for its fishery sector to strengthen its supports to realize decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.

COVID-19

Joint statement urging continued collaboration to address the crew change crisis, safeguard seafarer health and safety, and avoid supply...