Better Work Indonesia was created in 2011 as a partnership between the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. The programme engages with workers, employers and governments to improve working conditions and boost the competitiveness of the garment industry.
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Better Work Indonesia
Brands and retailers
Factories
Workers
Our partners
Brands and retailers
Our leading Brands & Retailers are integral partners in realising workers’ rights and gaining a competitive edge for firms
Governments
We collaborate with national government bodies to help create effective labour regulation for a sustainable impact
Factory Owners
Enterprises are a key partner in our efforts to create better conditions for garment workers in ways that also support business
Workers and Unions
We help workers to realize their rights and enhance their ability to engage in productive dialogue with employers
Our services
Better Work Indonesia offers a package of services to all factories enrolled. Services include assessments, advisory and training. Learn more
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News
A collaborative Covid recovery fund is doing something unique – offering direct compensation to laid-off workers. The ILO-BMZ fund has provided needed relief to garment workers in Indonesia who have been without work for months – or even years. Sri Sayekti, 55, had to swallow a bitter pill on September 20, 2020. On that day, [...]
Chatting with neighbors, eating out at the mall and going to the zoo are typically affordable pastimes for Indonesian garment workers during their days off. For the past year, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has stripped them of these little joys—a sacrifice they had to make to ensure everyone’s safety. Many workers had to remain isolated [...]
Being the “bearers of bad news” has been an unwelcome role that the COVID-19 pandemic thrust upon union leaders Mario Prostasius and Iwan Ridwan. In a year of unprecedented change and decreased demand, they have often had to share news of factory closures and potential layoffs to their fellow workers. As COVID-19 hit Indonesia in [...]
Resources and publications
Indonesia’s Summary Minimum Wages 2022
Briefs, Business-related, Indo Labour Law Guide, Indonesia, Resources, Resources for Indonesia
Discussion Paper 41: Worker Voice and Labor Standards – Study of Participation Committees in Supply Chains
Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam
Better Work Indonesia Annual Report 2020
Compliance Synthesis Reports, Indonesia, Resources for Indonesia
Legal Update: Job Creation Law Number 11 of 2020
Indo Labour Law Guide, Indonesia
Indonesia’s Minimum Wages Summary 2021
Countries, Indonesia, Labour Law, Resources, Resources for Indonesia, Theme
The Better Work Academy: approach and impact in Gap Inc. factories.
Bangladesh, Briefs, Cambodia, Indonesia, Resources for Bangladesh, Resources for Cambodia, Resources for Indonesia, Resources for Vietnam, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 40: Impacts on the Shop Floor – An Evaluation of the Better Work – Gap Inc. program on Workplace Cooperation
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Resources for Bangladesh, Resources for Cambodia, Resources for Indonesia, Resources for Vietnam, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 37: Labour Standards Compliance in the Global Garment Supply Chain
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Vietnam
Better Work Indonesia Annual Report 2020: An Industry and Compliance Review
Compliance Synthesis Reports, Resources for Indonesia
