Indonesia: IWMD activities, April 28, 2018.
In response to this International Workers’ Memorial Day, Local Initiative for OSH Network (LION) together with the union conducted an agenda in several cities in Indonesia.
In Jakarta, together with the Federation of Indonesian People’s unions (F-SERBUK), Federation of Transportation and Ports Union(F-SBTPI) and other union federations that joined the Confederation of Indonesian Labor Union (KPBI), and victim organizations (OSH survivor forum), will conduct rallies and art performances, which will take place in the Landmark Jakarta to the office of the ministry of state-owned enterprises;
In this momentum, the issues that are encouraged are:
- In response to the rampant workplace accidents in Indonesia that cause workers to die and injury, especially in the construction sector where the Indonesian government is actively undertaking infrastructure development such as toll roads, ports and airports. by 2017, there were 3,173 workers who died at work, higher than in the previous year ie in 2016, 2,383 workers, and in 2015 as many as 2375 workers.
- The absence of strict policies against the use of hazardous toxic materials in the workplace such as asbestos and other chemicals so many workers, currently exposed to occupational diseases. poor diagnosis and lack of adequate health facilities for workers, leaving sick workers unidentified as occupational diseases.
- as another key issue, OSH issues in Indonesia lead to lack of policy and weak government role, so in this action, we also encourage to revise the OSH law which is now considered expired.
IWMD activities will also be conducted in the Bekasi city, the largest industrial area in Indonesia. LION together with the union KEP-SPSI took action to commemorate the 27 workers who died in accidents in PT Mandom Bekasi in 2015. the participants of the action do sow flowers, pray and strike to remind workers and labour unions in the industrial area in Bekasi for struggling together to build decent working conditions and pressuring the government to change policies on OSH and punish offenders with criminal penalties. and in the same series, in Bekasi will also conduct the photo and poster exhibitions about OSH and discussions on health and safety policy advocacy in Indonesia.
Local Initiative for OSH Network (LION)