Indonesia to develop its National OSH Programme 2020-2024

As a follow-up to its National OSH Profile, Indonesia under its Ministry of Manpower is now in the process of preparing of Presidential Decree on National OSH Programme 2020-2024 to drive sustainable OSH development and implementation in the next five years.

News | Jakarta, Indonesia | 02 December 2019
OSH at the workplace: Safety first
Around 60 key representatives on occupational safety and health (OSH) gathered in Jakarta to review and finalize proposed activities and programmes in the draft National Occupational Safety and Health Programme 2020-2024. Such draft will be enacted through a Presidential Decree next year. The validation workshop was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Manpower in collaboration with the ILO on 26 November 2019.

The National OSH Programme will become a significant reference point for driving a sustainable OSH development in the next five years."

M. Iswandi Hari, Acting Director General on Labour Inspection and OSH Development of the Ministry of Manpower
The workshop was an immediate follow-up to the launch and publication of the National OSH Profile last June in Jakarta. The first of its kinds for Indonesia, the Profile summarizes the existing national situation on OSH. The Profile also reviews current legislation and regulations, OSH infrastructure and resources, as well as the national situation of occupational injury and diseases.

The Profile acts as the basis for the formulation of the National OSH Programme that defines concrete medium- and long-term objectives on national OSH prevention and mechanism programmes. It also highlights key OSH activities and programmes, objectives and impacts of each activity and programme, roles and responsibilities of each stakeholders and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanism.

Strengthening the National OSH System is deemed necessary to show that OSH is a universal language that can be used as a medium of communication and improvement for the life of the nation and people."

Michiko Miyamoto, ILO Country Director for Indonesia
A series of meetings had been conducted since the beginning of the year, involving key OSH representatives such as the Ministry of Manpower, National OSH Councils, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, employers’ and workers’ organizations, OSH youth champions, academia, enterprises and other relevant partners.

M. Iswandi Hari, Acting Director General on Labour Inspection and OSH Development of the Ministry of Manpower, emphasized the importance of the National OSH Programme for Indonesia. “The National OSH Programme will become a significant reference point for driving a sustainable OSH development in the next five years. And, it plays a crucial role in ensuring the active participation and ownership from line ministries, key labour actors and other relevant stakeholders,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Michiko Miyamoto, ILO Country Director for Indonesia, appraised the strong support given by national tripartite constituents to the drafting and development of the National OSH Programme. “Strengthening the National OSH System is deemed necessary to show that OSH is a universal language that can be used as a medium of communication and improvements for the life of the nation and its people. Not many issues or systems in the world have the power to unite many groups in improving the quality of life, especially the economy,” she said.

The OSH national meeting to finalize the draft National OSH Programme

Regulated by the Presidential Decree on OSH

Abdul Hakim, the ILO’s OSH Expert Consultant, presented lessons learnt from other countries related on benefits gained by countries that have developed their national OSH programmes. Japan, for example, has focused its national OSH programme on the prevention of workplace stress; while Bulgaria aims to raise national awareness about issues related to OSH.

He also emphasized the statement given by the ILO’s country director regarding the commitment of tripartite stakeholders. “The involvement of trade unions in the process of drafting the National OSH program is important since they are most at risk for accidents and occupational diseases,” Abdul added.

It will be a great national momentum to have the Presidential Decree on OSH be officially issued in the national OSH month in January."

Ghazmahadi, OSH Director of the Ministry of Manpower
As a follow-up to the validation meeting, the Ministry of Manpower will finalize the final version National OSH Programme based on the final inputs and feedbacks gained in the meeting. “We are going to get the approval of the President of the Republic Indonesia with a view that it will be regulated through the Presidential Decree,” Ghazmahadi, OSH Director of the Ministry of Manpower who led the validation meeting.

With the coming national OSH month from 14 January to 14 February, the Ministry of Manpower, with support from the ILO, will aim to have the Presidential Decree issued during the national OSH month. “It will be a great national momentum to have the Presidential Decree on OSH be officially issued in the national OSH month,” hoped Ghazmahadi.

Indonesia ratified the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187) in 2014 through a Presidential Regulation No. 34 Year 2014, manifesting its national commitment that economic development and improvement of national production should not be conducted at the expense of OSH, and in support of its efforts to promote national OSH culture.