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Promotion of social dialogue
Indonesian palm oil sector improves labour-management cooperation through social dialogue
The ILO facilitates workers and employers of the Indonesian palm oil sector to promote social dialogue for improved productivity and workplace cooperation.
Tackling decent work decifits in Indonesia’s palm oil sector with collective bargaining agreements
The ILO supports labour-management cooperation in the palm oil sector in Indonesia with the signing of collective bargaining agreements in 31 companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
ILO-IOM join forces to better protect Indonesian migrant workers in the palm oil sector
To better protect the labour rights of potential Indonesian migrant workers, the ILO and IOM jointly develop pre-departure training modules and relevant informational materials for palm oil sector in Indonesia-Malaysia Corridor.
Promotion of social dialogue
Bipartite dialogues improve productivity of the palm oil industry and make business more resilient
Upholding the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is found to be a foundation for improving productivity and increasing number of workers joining trade unions that lead to the advanced protection of workers’ rights in palm oil...
Bipartite cooperation
Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil...
News
Indonesia, Malaysia and ILO discuss fair recruitment guide and pre-departure training for the palm oil sector
Indonesia and Malaysia government representatives met with the ILO to discuss concrete actions to strengthen labour protection of migrant workers in the palm oil sector.
Workers' rights
STRATEGY: To promote freedom of association in the palm oil sector
This campaign strategy document is developed by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress with a view to promoting freedom of association in the palm oil sector, as well as increasing trade union membership among local and migrant workers in the sector in...
Trade union capacity building
Indonesian trade unions enhance their capacity to promote collective bargaining and dispute resolution in palm oil sector
The ILO through its Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector project enhances the capacity of trainers and branch leaders of the national trade union confederations and their federations to improve conditions of work and...
Guide for labour inspection in Indonesia’s palm oil sector
This Guide will not only serve as the basis for the effective and more cohesive implementation of labour inspection in the palm oil sector across Indonesia but also become a model for labour and OSH development and inspection in other agriculture...
Promoting decent work in rural economy
ILO’s Virtual Academy to promote decent work in rural economy
To improve rural working condition during and beyond the pandemic, the ILO in Indonesia organized the first Virtual Academy to promote decent work in rural economy, with specific focus on the agriculture sector, through country-level policy...
Project Brief (2020): Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia’s Palm Oil Sector
Virtual Academy on Decent Work in Rural Economy
The Academy aims to provide advanced knowledge needed to promote key labour standards in rural economy, in particular in the agriculture sector.
Strategic Compliance Planning for Labour Inspectorates in Indonesia's Palm Oil Sector
The objectives of the workshop is to facilitate the dialogue among the key stakeholders in palm oil sector, especially the relevant authorities for the joint inspection
Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Employment among Trade Union in Palm Oil Sector
The aim of the FGD is to collect information for the action research on freedom of association and collective bargaining in palm oil sector in South Sumatra.
Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector
In Indonesia, the project aims to ensure that Indonesian unions in the palm oil supply chain effectively advocate their members’ on fundamental workers’ rights, while in Malaysia aims to contribute to the elimination of child labour and forced...