COUNTRY REPORT INDONESIA Martua Raja Siregar KSBSI - INDONESIA
Country Information Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia which has 13,487 islands , about 6,000 of which are uninhabited, which spreads around the equator, which gives tropical weather. The position of Indonesia located at coordinates 6 ° NL - 11 ° SL and 95 ° 08‘SL ' EL - 141 ° 45‘EL and is located between two continents, Asia and Australia / Oceania . 255.461.700 total population $11.135 total GDP per capita 121 million workforce 2014 (source National Statistic Body)
Trade Union Information 6 Conferation 92 Federation 11.852 Company level trade union 3.414.455 Union members (2% of total workforce)
Major Challenges of Trade Union Freedom of Assosiation Competition between trade union Lack of bargaining power Lack of unionization of workers
Trade Agreement Indonesia – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJ-EPA) ASEAN – China Free Trade Agreement ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN – FTA) ASEAN – Korea Free Trade Agreement ASEAN – India Free Trade Agreement ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Impact of FTA toward Production & Labour Productivity issues Technology transfer Change of sectoral production Need more high skill workers Increasing of foreign workers in the industry
Major Problem face by Warkers & TU in contex of trade, economic integration and Growth Creation of EPZ/SEZ with specific regulation that prohibit/limit trade union activity in the EPZ/SEZ area Competition between Local and foreign workers Increasing precarious workers by changes the employment relationship system Less membership of trade union because precarious workers scare to join trade union Lack of trade union bargaining on CBA’s Negosiation and Social Dialogue Pro-Bussiness policy reduce workers and trade union right
Top Priority for future agenda Ensure the involvement of trade union on the process of Trade agreement negosiation. Promoting and implement workers right on every trade agreement Capacity building for workers and trade union toward the impact of trade agreement
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