Background

The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the “Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of Indonesia with a focus on Women” project seeks to promote and improve labour law compliance, occupational safety and health (OSH) and gender equality in selected rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia. The aim is to contribute to enhancing working conditions, especially for women workers. In Indonesia, the focus is on the palm oil and fish processing industries.

The project seeks to address systemic flaws identified as root causes of the persistent decent work deficit in the participating countries and sectors. Thus, interventions will aim at strengthening mechanisms and structures to support the implementation of national labour laws and policies (including labour inspection), increasing the capacity of institutions to promote labour law compliance, enhancing the capacity of workers’ and employers’ organizations to promote labour standards, including occupational safety and health (OSH) for workers in the most vulnerable conditions, and promoting gender equality through the implementation of a gender mainstreaming strategy and specific activities.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the “Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of Indonesia with a focus on Women” project seeks to promote and improve labour law compliance, occupational safety and health (OSH) and gender equality in selected rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia. The aim is to contribute to enhancing working conditions, especially for women workers. In Indonesia, the focus is on the palm oil and fish processing industries.

The project seeks to address systemic flaws identified as root causes of the persistent decent work deficit in the participating countries and sectors. Thus, interventions will aim at strengthening mechanisms and structures to support the implementation of national labour laws and policies (including labour inspection), increasing the capacity of institutions to promote labour law compliance, enhancing the capacity of workers’ and employers’ organizations to promote labour standards, including occupational safety and health (OSH) for workers in the most vulnerable conditions, and promoting gender equality through the implementation of a gender mainstreaming strategy and specific activities.

Main objective

To enhance and strengthen the awareness of project partners, especially the government, about ILO C190 and the Law on Sexual Violence Act 12 of 2022 and the possibility of further implementation towards a safe working environment, prevention of violence and harassment in the workplace.