Publications

The ILO publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies, relevant to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Library in Jakarta.

2012

  1. Case studies of policy coherence initiatives in developing Asia

    21 August 2012

    This paper highlights four case studies of national efforts in developing Asia towards greater policy coherence and coordination, ranging from institutional cooperation in poverty reduction programmes to integrated macroeconomic and social protection policy responses to the global economic crisis. Each case study features lessons and insights that other countries can consider when pursuing similar initiatives.

  2. ILO-World Bank Joint Synthesis Report: Inventory of Policy Responses to the Financial and Economic Crisis

    03 August 2012

  3. Snapshot Summary - Decent Work Country Profile - Indonesia

    01 August 2012

  4. Indonesia Baseline Report: Worker Perspectives from the Factory and Beyond

    31 July 2012

    Synthesizes worker survey results with country, regional and industry-specific trends. The purpose of this is to identify how Better Work Indonesia could affect workers’ lives inside and outside of the factory, and devise programme innovations accordingly.

  5. Trade and employment in services in Indonesia: policy brief

    12 July 2012

    This study investigates the growth of services in Indonesia linkages with other sectors in terms of value-added and employment using statistics from the national accounts, trade and labour force data and input-output data.

  6. Trade and employment in services: the case of Indonesia

    12 July 2012

    This study examines the importance of the services sector and its linkages with other sectors in terms of value-added and employment from the national accounts, trade and labour force data and the input-output data as well as associated government policies for employment in Indonesia. It focuses on international trade and investment in services, international migration, and policies affecting employment in service sector trade agreements (especially in Mode 4, which is on the movement of ‘natural’ persons).

  7. Decent work for domestic workers in Asia and the Pacific: Manual for trainers

    27 June 2012

    Invisible and undervalued no more! Domestic work is now recognized as a true occupation and domestic workers have the right to decent work, respect and dignity just like all other workers. These principles are now enshrined in international labour standards aimed at improving the working and living conditions of the millions of workers - many of them women and girls, and often migrants - caring for the families and households of others.

  8. Report on value chain analysis of the cattle sector in Bobonaro and Lautem districts, Timor-Leste

    20 June 2012

    The ILO's Business Opportunities and Support Services (BOSS) project, which resort under the Ministry of Economy and Development (MED), initiated a participatory value chain analysis using the ILO approach to Value Chain Development for Decent Work. The cattle sector in Lautem and Bobonaro districts had been selected by the District Economic Forum as the most potential sector for creating more income and employment opportunities for the poor communities in these districts.

  9. Understanding children’s work and youth employment outcomes in Indonesia

    20 June 2012

  10. Understanding children’s work and youth employment outcomes in Indonesia: executive summary

    20 June 2012

    The report was developed jointly by the Government and the three UCW partner agencies. As such, it provides an important common basis for action in addressing child labour and youth employment issues. Part 1 of the report focuses on understanding children’s work and Part 2 on understanding youth employment outcomes. Part 3 of the report addresses national responses to child labour and youth employment concerns.

  11. Understanding children's work and youth employment outcomes in Indonesia

    01 June 2012

    The current report examines the related issues of child labour and youth employment in the context of Indonesia. Guided by observed outcomes in terms of schooling, work activities and status in the labour market, the report considers the economic as well as the social determinants of child labour and youth employment.

  12. Use of International Law by Domestic Courts: Compendium of Court Decisions (in Bahasa Indonesia)

    01 June 2012

    Translation of "Use of International Law by Domestic Courts: Compendium of Court Decisions". 2011. No ISBN. Published by the ITC Turin Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Programme.

  13. Measuring decent work in Indonesia - the decent work country profile at a glance

    25 May 2012

    This summary is part of an ILO and European Commission project in nine countries "Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work (MAP)" to support better measurement of decent work in developing and transition countries.

  14. Youth voices from Asia and the Pacific

    18 May 2012

    Between December 2011 and May 2012, the ILO consulted young people from around the globe to gather their inputs to an International Youth Forum in Geneva, ahead of the 101st International Labour Conference for which a key focus is youth employment. As part of this global process, 13 national youth employment consultation events took place in Asia and the Pacific. This report summarises the key messages brought by young people and policy-makers.

  15. Compilation of the ILO Conventions and Recommendations in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia)

    01 May 2012

    Full text of the Bahasa Indonesia translation of the ILO Core/Fundamental Conventions, and several ILO Conventions ratified and unratified by Indonesia.

  16. Working Paper No. 36: "Non-standard workers: Good practices of social dialogue and collective bargaining"

    26 April 2012

    This paper provides a comparative synthesis analysis of a series of national studies on non-standard work, collective bargaining and social dialogue in selected countries (Argentina,Colombia, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Japan and South Africa), which the Industrial and Employment Relations Department (DIALOGUE) of the ILO has conducted as a pilot project under the ILO’s Global Product on “Supporting collective bargaining and sound industrial relations”. The national studies aimed at identifying current and emerging non-standard forms of work arrangements within which workers are in need of protection; examining good practices in which people in non-standard forms of work are organized; analysing the role that collective bargaining and other forms of social dialogue play in improving the terms and conditions as well as the status of non-standard workers; and identifying good practices in this regard.

  17. Equality and non-discrimination at work in East and South-East Asia: Guide

    18 April 2012

    The principles of equality and non-discrimination are embedded in universal notions of decency, dignity and respect, and are fundamental for promoting social justice and economic development both within and across countries.

  18. Equality and non-discrimination at work in East and South-East Asia: Exercise and tool book for trainers

    18 April 2012

    The principles of equality and non-discrimination are embedded in universal notions of decency, dignity and respect, and are fundamental for promoting social justice and economic development both within and across countries.

  19. What works: Good practices from the ILO Education and Skills Training for Youth Employment in Indonesia (EAST) Project

    12 April 2012

    Describes programme activities ranging from broad policy-level activities to practices at the grassroots level in the field. Some of the good practices may only have taken place in a few locations and do not necessarily represent the overall project or programme. The criteria established for the selection of good practices were: Innovative/creative; With clear documented impact; Replicable; Sustainable; Ethical; Efficient.

  20. Local investments for climate change adaptation: Green Jobs through green works

    09 April 2012

    Efforts to mitigate climate change and its impact should be inclusive of poor communities and help them to adapt to the new living and working conditions. Communities can use local resource-based strategies to reduce the impact of development on the climate.