Strengthening business resilience of Indonesian small and medium enterprises in the face of disaster
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vulnerable to various types and forms of threats, dangers or crisis. The recent flood emergency in Jakarta in early 2013, for example, had severely hurt businesses, particularly SMEs. Floods had destroyed SMEs’ business assets and disrupted their business continuity, which in turn would put them at risk of losing their businesses and falling into poverty.
15 April 2013
JAKARTA (ILO News): Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vulnerable to various types and forms of threats, dangers or crisis. The recent flood emergency in Jakarta in early 2013, for example, had severely hurt businesses, particularly SMEs. Floods had destroyed SMEs’ business assets and disrupted their business continuity, which in turn would put them at risk of losing their businesses and falling into poverty.
Responding to such threats and crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) and PT Nestle Indonesia, will present its “Multi-Hazard Business Continuity Management” guide and training, geared towards SMEs, on Monday, 15 April, in Jakarta. This business continuity management approach promotes the preparedness of SMEs to stay in business and protect assets as well as workforce in the time of major crisis or disaster.
Developed by the ILO and the International Organization of Employers (IOE), this business continuity management is a user-friendly model which aims at supporting SMEs in their effort to develop contingency plans to protect their workers and businesses from the consequences of sudden disasters. Using a participatory, action-oriented training programme, this model business continuity management tries to capture the essence of the many questions that arise prior to the occurrence of a likely disaster and presents options for a possible response.
“The need of many entrepreneurs to stay in business and protect their workforce and assets has no end. It is a continuous process which should be articulated around a flexible plan. Thus, business continuity management is not about entirely avoiding a risk, but building the ability of business to prepare, plan and cope with a disaster as well as to reduce losses,” said Michiko Miyamoto, Country Deputy Director of the ILO in Indonesia, commenting on the important role of business continuity management for enterprise, particularly SMEs.
Produced in response to requests from business associations across a range of sectors, it provides step-by-step instructions for business continuity management from preparation and activation along the whole risk cycle, including preparedness, prevention, response and recovery.
This business continuity management will be introduced at an ILO briefing on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Papua Room, Menara Thamrin Building, Level 7, by Donato Kiniger-Passigli, coordinator of the project from ILO Geneva, and by Tom Wambeke, trainer from the International Turin Centre. The two experts will also deliver a training of trainers’ course on this subject to Apindo’s personnel in Bogor from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 April.
For further information please contact:
Lusiani Julia, Programme Officer, Tel.:+6221 3913112 ext. 135, Email
Gita Lingga, Media Relations Officer, Tel.:+6221 3913112 ext. 115, Email
Responding to such threats and crisis, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) and PT Nestle Indonesia, will present its “Multi-Hazard Business Continuity Management” guide and training, geared towards SMEs, on Monday, 15 April, in Jakarta. This business continuity management approach promotes the preparedness of SMEs to stay in business and protect assets as well as workforce in the time of major crisis or disaster.
Developed by the ILO and the International Organization of Employers (IOE), this business continuity management is a user-friendly model which aims at supporting SMEs in their effort to develop contingency plans to protect their workers and businesses from the consequences of sudden disasters. Using a participatory, action-oriented training programme, this model business continuity management tries to capture the essence of the many questions that arise prior to the occurrence of a likely disaster and presents options for a possible response.
“The need of many entrepreneurs to stay in business and protect their workforce and assets has no end. It is a continuous process which should be articulated around a flexible plan. Thus, business continuity management is not about entirely avoiding a risk, but building the ability of business to prepare, plan and cope with a disaster as well as to reduce losses,” said Michiko Miyamoto, Country Deputy Director of the ILO in Indonesia, commenting on the important role of business continuity management for enterprise, particularly SMEs.
Produced in response to requests from business associations across a range of sectors, it provides step-by-step instructions for business continuity management from preparation and activation along the whole risk cycle, including preparedness, prevention, response and recovery.
This business continuity management will be introduced at an ILO briefing on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Papua Room, Menara Thamrin Building, Level 7, by Donato Kiniger-Passigli, coordinator of the project from ILO Geneva, and by Tom Wambeke, trainer from the International Turin Centre. The two experts will also deliver a training of trainers’ course on this subject to Apindo’s personnel in Bogor from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 April.
For further information please contact:
Lusiani Julia, Programme Officer, Tel.:+6221 3913112 ext. 135, Email
Gita Lingga, Media Relations Officer, Tel.:+6221 3913112 ext. 115, Email