About the Office

The ILO Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste carries out the ILO's programmes and activities in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Labour and employment issues are at the top of the development agenda in both countries, making it an exciting time for the ILO.

Using ILO's unique tripartite structure, The Jakarta Office works in close collaboration with the government, the workers' and employers' organizations to promote decent work for all. The concept of decent work is built on four strategic pillars: (1) the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work; (2) employment, enterprise creation and human resource development; (3) social protection; and (4) social dialogue.

The ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme is centered around supporting Indonesia and Timor-Leste, as well as their tripartite constituents, to move towards to an integrated development strategy that links rights at work and social dialogue with employment policies and social protection.

Finally, ILO Jakarta’s role as ASEAN liaison office with expanding cooperation between the two institutions, a time when ASEAN itself is developing an interesting series of new regional initiatives and expanding its partnerships with countries such as China, India and Japan.