Promoting decent work for all

Indonesia launches its Decent Work Country Programme 2020-2025 (DWCP) as a response to the fast changing world of work

As a response to the fast changes in the world of work, including the changing of employment regulations, Indonesia identified three employment priorities to realize decent work in the country.

Press release | Jakarta, Indonesia | 30 September 2020
JAKARTA (Press Release) – Responding to the fast changing world of work in Indonesia, including the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the country launches its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Indonesia 2020-2025 in Jakarta today (30/9). The DWCP is taking into account national employment priorities and global development targets, including Making Indonesia 4.0, Roadmap of Vocational Development Policy in Indonesia 2017-2025 and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The DWCP for Indonesia 2020-2025 is officially launched and signed by Indonesia’s key labour actors: Ida Fauziyah, Minister of Manpower; Hariyadi Sukamdani, Chair of the Indonesian Employers’ Organization; Elly Rosita, President of Confederation of All Labour Union (KSBSI); Said Iqbal, President of Indonesian Trade Union Confederation; Andi Gani Nena Wea, President of All Indonesian Workers Union Confederation; Yorrys Raweyai, Chair of All Indonesian Workers Union Confederation; H.M Syaiful B. Anshori, President of Indonesia Moslem Labour Confederation (K-SABURMUSI); and Ristadi, President of National Workers’ Confederation (KSPN).

Based on a series of reviews and consultations among the tripartite partners three priorities are determined as follows:
  1. Effective social dialogue that promotes sustainable business and workers’ welfare
  2. Job creation and youth employment
  3. Enhancing protection for vulnerable groups of workers 

Taking into account the current employment challenges, including major changes in the nature of employment due to the advancement of technology, globalization, climate change and so forth, the DWCP will guide tripartite actions, with continuous support from the ILO, towards the promotion of decent work and productive employment."

Michiko Miyamoto, Country Director of the ILO for Indonesia
These priorities are in line with the current employment conditions of Indonesia. Despite the strong economic and employment growth, decent work challenges persist due to adverse macroeconomic conditions and an increasing number of informal and/or precarious jobs that fail to improve the living standards. Changing nature of employment (e.g. platform workers), skills mismatch, informalities, insufficient social security coverage and declining bargaining power of workers are some of the key factors that weaken the linkages between economic and job growth.

“Taking into account the current employment challenges, including major changes in the nature of employment due to the advancement of technology, globalization, climate change and so forth, the DWCP will guide tripartite actions, with continuous support from the ILO, towards the promotion of decent work and productive employment,” said Michiko Miyamoto, Country Director of the ILO for Indonesia commenting on the importance of DWCP for the ILO’s member States like Indonesia.

In addition to the launch, a public dialogue is held to further discuss actions that should be taken by key labour actors to respond and adapt to the massive and fast changing world of work in the country. The dialogue titled “How Indonesia respond to fast changing world of work” highlights social dialogues among key labour actors as key to build trust and collaborative synergies to address the impact of the pandemic to the world of work.  

Indonesia and the ILO have closely collaborated since the country became a member of the ILO in 1950. To date, Indonesia has ratified 20 ILO Conventions including the eight Core Conventions and two Governance Conventions.

For further information, please contact:

Lusiani Julia
ILO’s Programme Officer
Email: lusiani@ilo.org

Gita Lingga
ILO’s Communications Officer
Email: gita@ilo.org