Women leaders improve leadership skills through supervisory trainings in Indonesia
Quality Control Supervisor Lina Marlina recalls how she used to scold her subordinates whenever buyers would reject products that failed...
Indonesia Business Forum 2022: A decade of progress and challenges for the country’s garment labour force
For the first time in almost three years, Better Work Indonesia again welcomed the Indonesia Business Forum (IBF) 2022 after...
Stress management programme key to ramping up labour productivity in Indonesia
The moment a motorcycle hit Lina Karliana was one that would haunt her for years to come, as she still...
Factories step up efforts to prevent harassment, violence at work in Indonesia
Whenever she passed by the warehouse while at work, 25-year-old Indah Dwi Madina said she always felt annoyed whenever she received “catcalls” – the act of whistling, shouting or commenting of a sexual nature typically to a woman passing by.
Leader Advocates for the Value of Upskilling Factory Workers
When Vincent Yo first returned to Indonesia in 2003, he was asked to join the family business. Yo’s father was...
Competition Teaches Graphic Design and Social Media Savvy, Promotes Safe Work Environment
Nurul Maidatul Janah, 30, had always been curious about entering in different competitions after her colleagues in PT Sumber Bintang...
Women take on Leadership in Safety, Despite Hurdles
Factory worker Siti Indah Anggraini vividly recalls the day her friend accidentally cut herself as she was cutting fabrics with...
Women take on a greater role in the union, despite challenges
Sri Tentrem smiled broadly as she shared her story about her experience working in labour unions. She wore a sky-blue vest emblazoned with a bold “SPN,” the abbreviation for her union, on the left side, accompanied by a red-and-white Indonesian flag on the right.
Indonesian Garment Factory Staff Make Personal Mission to Encourage Vaccination of Fellow Workers
When COVID-19 vaccines were first available in early 2021 in Indonesia, Human Resource Supervisor Eltruidis Widyarsanti had to scramble to secure vaccines for the hundreds of employees at the garment factory she oversaw in Semarang, Central Java.
ILO, German Government wrap up landmark project granting 2 million USD in wage subsidies, compensation and vaccinations to workers in Indonesia
The initiative aimed to not only protect workers and businesses from COVID-19 impacts, but to build a culture of prevention regarding OSH in the workplace, strengthening networks among workers and employers in the garment sector and surrounding communities.
