Promoting safer and healthier workplaces through audiovisual campaign

Winners of a video and photo competition on occupational safety and health (OSH), organized by the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme, were announced in Jakarta on 19 September 2018. The competition was part of the ILO-BWI’s efforts to raise awareness on safe workplace in garment factories and to increase the participation of OSH committees, managers, and trade unions on any OSH related initiatives.

Around 70 videos and 282 photos were received from 72 Companies, of which 69 companies were garment factories. The number of entries was a big success as it was beyond the expectation. Some finalists explained that this competition was considered an effective platform to increase the awareness at the factory and to share best practices of safety at workplace initiatives."

The video and photo competition was conducted for period of one month in August 2018. With support from the Compliance Community Indonesia (CCI), the ILO-BWI encouraged workers and employers in garment factories to creatively develop a short video and photo that illustrated the importance of safety at workplace and could be used to promote safety at workplace.

Every week the ILO-BWI posted the entries on its Facebook and Instagram to increase the interaction and engagement from workers and employers. Entries with the most likes on Facebook and Instagram would be selected as the favorite winners.

This competition is not only useful for our factory but also for our sister company, PT Anggun. Using videos and photos are very effective to promote safety at workplace. We also learn from the best practices from other factories to be used in our factory."

Anisa Mareta Rahmawati, Compliance Officer of PT Ameya Living Style, the first winner for video category

Around 70 videos and 282 photos were received from 72 Companies, of which 69 companies were garment factories. The number of entries was a big success as it was beyond the expectation. Some finalists explained that this competition was considered an effective platform to increase the awareness at the factory and to share best practices of safety at workplace initiatives.

The winners were selected by jurors who consisted of representatives from BWI OSH focal point and the ILO communication team. Winners won cash prizes and would have their videos/photos profiled on the Better Work website, social medias and other publications to promote public awareness on safe workplaces.

“This competition is not only useful for our factory but also for our sister company, PT Anggun. Using videos and photos are very effective to promote safety at workplace. We also learn from the best practices from other factories to be used in our factory,” said Anisa Mareta Rahmawati, Compliance Officer of PT Ameya Living Style, the first winner for video category.

The finalists also emphasized the importance of continuous awareness and training to maintain safety at workplace. Indra Mustaqin, Culture Division of PT Changshin Reksa Jaya, as the second winner of the video category greatly appreciated this video competition as an effective tool to encourage workers to use safety gears for their own safety.

“Sometimes workers forget to use personal protective equipment and their supervisor has the obligation to remind them every morning about zero accident and safety gears,” he said.

In addition, other finalists expressed their gratitude to ILO-BWI for organizing the competition. Through this competition, they could contribute in promoting safety workplace culture, not only in their own factories but also in the textile industry in Indonesia.

The Winners of the OSH Video Competition:

• The first winner: “Think Safety… It Couldn’t Hurt” by PT Ameya Living Style
• The second winner: “Earthquake and Fire Simulation” by PT Changshin Reksa Jaya
• The third winner: “OSH Campaign” by PT GA Indonesia
• The favorite winner: “Carrying Big Objects” by PT Citra Abadi Sejati

The Winners of the OSH Photo Competition:

• The first winner: “The Use of Personal Protective Equipment to Reduce the Work-related Risks or illness” by Vina Angelina Bangun, PT Pan Pacific of Semarang Branch
• The second winner: “We, the Smart Female Workers, Make OSH as a Need” by Suhendra Febriano, PT Leetex Garment Indonesia
• The third winner: “Always Check” by Ari Subiantara, PT Ameya Living Style Indonesia
• The favorite winner: “Pregnancy Medical Check” by Rudy Gunawan, PT Sumber Bintang Rejeki

BWI is part of the Better Work global programme, a partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Better Wok offers advisory and innovative training to improve safety at workplace. BWI is currently benefits more than 350,000 workers (81 percent are women), improving working condition of 212 factories, with the involvement of 32 brands and retailers.