Better Work Indonesia works closely with our parent organizations – the International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.

We also work with different stakeholders on a national level. Our Project Advisory Committee (PAC) gathers different national stakeholders to find solutions and bring improvements the garment industry.  The PAC provides strategic advice on the directions of the programme, reviews progress on implementation, and serves as a platform for engagement among stakeholders on key industry issues through biannual meetings.

The BWI PAC is chaired by the Secretary-General of the Directorate-General for Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety & Health (Labour Inspection DG) of the Ministry of Manpower of Indonesia. Other members of the PAC include officials of the Labour Inspection and the Directorate-General for Industrial Relations and Social Security of the Ministry, representatives of the four most representative trade unions in the sector and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (APINDO). Donor representatives enjoy observer status in the PAC.

Our partners in improving working conditions in the garment industry and boosting competitiveness of the sector are:

Government

In order to achieve the BWI objectives, the programme has been working closely with the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower, particularly with the Directorate General of Labour Inspection and OSH as well as the Directorate General of Industrial Relations and Social Security. Better Work Indonesia has also been closely collaborating with the Ministry of Manpower through the establishment of its Compliance Assessment Tools as well as regular consultations with their ad-hoc team assigned to work with Better Work Indonesia.

Through the Ministerial Decree 257/2014, the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has established the labour norms expert/cadre (KNK). This is an initiative from MoM to respond to the shortage of labour inspectors on the ground. Each factory with above 100 workers is required to have a certified labour norms expert. BWI together with the Labour Inspection and OSH Directorate General is currently training enterprise advisors to become certified trainers.

In addition to the above activities, BWI will also assist the government to familiarise BWI factories with new legislation on the centralization of labour inspectors (national law 23/2014 on local autonomy), under which a number of labour inspection functions will be centralized from the district to the provincial level.