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Third edition
Combating forced labour - A handbook for employers and business
An ILO-IOE practical handbook to help companies and employer organizations prevent and address risks of forced labour. Grounded on international labour standards, it offers practical tools for due diligence based on the 11 indicators of forced...
Press release
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...
Understanding working conditions of fishers in Indonesia: Evidence from the 2024 Survey on Decent Work in Marine Fishing
This report presents the findings of Indonesia’s first-ever Survey on Decent Work in Marine Fishing, conducted by the ILO in collaboration with the Research Center for Population of the National Research and Innovation Agency (PRK-BRIN). The survey...
Forced labour
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.
8.7 Accelerator Lab
Summary results of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund
This factsheet presents the findings of the Multi Partner Fund project, which aimed to improve the sustainability of mining and fishing communities through the implementation of sustained interventions to reform policies, enforce mechanisms and...
News
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.
8.7 Accelerator Lab: the ingredients for change
The “theory of change” to eliminate child labour in the mining sector
8.7 Accelerator Lab: Theory of change for the fishing sector
8.7 Accelerator Lab: Theory of change for the agriculture sector
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
Our impact, their voices
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’...
Forced labour
The Alignment of Indonesian laws, policies, and their enforcement with the ILO international labour standards on forced labour: A situation...
This gap analysis documents the extent to which the requirements of PO29 are represented in the Government of Indonesia’s existing laws, norms and practices, with special reference to Indonesia’s catch fisheries sector and local fishers, who are one...
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...