The ILO Bureau for Workers' Activities organized a Regional Seminar on Strengthening Governance in Export Processing Zones/ Global Supply Chain through promoting Global Framework Agreements and other instruments, from 29-31 May 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Seminar is a follow up to the Resolution and Conclusions of the 105th Session of the ILC on Decent Work in Global Supply Chain, as well as to the Bali Declaration of the APRM. The Seminar will provide input for the ILO Governing Body Decision in November 2017 to follow up the Resolution concerning the ILO Program of Action 2017-2021 on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains, especially to identify possible actions to promote decent work and protection of fundamental principles and rights at work for workers in export processing zones (EPZs) through organizing and collective Bargaining. According to the ILO, the number of people employed in global supply chain (GSC) related jobs increased over the past decade from 296 million in 1995 to 453 million in 2013 in 40 advanced and emerging economies.
30 May 2017
23 May 2017
Indonesia civil society meet with European Parliamentarians regarding economic partnership
KSBSI was invited to participate in the Civil Society Organizations meeting with 6 Members of the European Parliament belonging to the International Trade Committee (INTA) on 23 May 2017 at the European building in Jakarta, Indonesia to hear the position of CSO regarding EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
The meeting was organized around 2 questions:
The meeting was organized around 2 questions:
- Domestic perspectives on achievements, challenges and opportunities for the development of sustainable Palm Oil production (or other critical sectors) in Indonesia: social, economic, environment (deforestation, GH emissions, biodiversity, POME) and governance;
- International synergies, how it will be discussed, policy dialogue and EU capacities best support to such developments in a 2020-2030 perspective.
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