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Towards concerted efforts for business sustainability and protection of workers of garment and footwear industries

Better Work facilitates dialogue among government, workers’ and employers’ organizations.

Employers and workers join forces to reinstate the past glory of Indonesian garment and footwear sector

The Indonesian employers and workers from the garment and footwear industries have opted to join forces to overcome the impact of COVID-19 in the garment and footwear industries.

More years with Better Work reduces non-compliance

Factories that stayed with Better Work more than five years have better non-compliance rates

Lowest non-compliance rate on double payroll in five years

Achievements on alarm systems, time off for breastfeeding and verbal abuse prevention

Lower temperatures; higher productivity

Factories that installed air-conditioning or cooling systems are reaping good results

Partners to safeguard the health of workers

Of the 33 factories, 22 did not have on-site medical facilities and staff.

Social dialogue yields powerful results

After the workshop, participants were able to suggest concrete actions for better relations.

MAST inspectors join forces to tackle sexual harassment

With an increase in cases of sexual harassment in factories, we implemented prevention and training packages that targeted workers, supervisors, managers, and trainers, as well as MAST inspectors.