Around 30 members of Bali Hotel Association gathered to look at ways in which business could further advance the principles of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration). This workshop was a follow-up to the similar workshop held in Jakarta.

Different from the Jakarta workshop, the Bali workshop specifically targeted the hotel sector as it is among the most advanced one in promoting skills development for young people. Other sectors tend to apply their working standard and require certification for its professionals.

Ricky Putra, the Chairman of Bali Hotel Association who is also the General Manager of The Royal Santrian in Bali, said that “Indonesia is one of the leading country in hotel sector, in terms of standard and quality of human resource. Our hotel workers are actually in demand by the hotel sector all around the world, in Maldives, Middle East and many other places”.

However, there are still aspects of operations that could be improved, for example in terms of local product sourcing. “Quality, certifications, and hygiene could not be guaranteed if we source directly from local producers, different standard of hotel chains also prevent us to source collectively”, explained Fransiska Handoko, Government Relation Director of Bali Hotel Associations.


During the workshop, participants also actively engaged themselves in a vibrant exchange of views and ideas. They showed receptivity to imbibe these sustainable and socially responsible labour and business practices, in pursuit of their vision to keep Bali as the most desirable destination in Asia and to help facilitate the development of the Balinese people.

“The participants are keen to further explore ways with the ILO, particularly to facilitate a dialogue with the government, follow-up opportunities for action-oriented research about the Bali hotel sector and conduct knowledge sharing on ILO instruments and tools,” said Tendy Gunawan, the ILO’s Programme Officer.