ILO-IPEC Jakarta

Lembaga wanita dan remaja (LWR); Women and Youth Institute for the all Indonesian Workers' Union

Lembaga Wanita, Remaja dan Anak (Woman, Youth and Children Institute) is a non governmental and non-profit organization which was established in 1986 by SPSI (All Indonesian Workers Union). In September 1995, SPSI changed its basic mode of organization from unitary type to federation type. In the new set up the institute is becoming one of the Departments of the Board of the federation.

IPEC starting to have the collaboration with Lembaga wanita dan remaja (LWR); Women and Youth Institute for the all Indonesian Workers' Union since 1992 until 1997. The collaboration taken place in Bekasi and Bandung with three working title which are The "Establishment of Child Workers Centers in Industrial Areas", "Encouraging Trade Union Action in the Protection of Working Children and Elimination of Child Labour" and "Mobilizing local constituencies of ILO to develop concerted action in the protection of working children and elimination of child labour". During the collaboration over a data collection was conducted which gives information factories where children were employed, the age and the types of work they carry out in Bantar Gebang and Bekasi Regency. 650 children were reached by the action programme through 2 children activities centre and they were provided with non formal education and vocational training. Some of them also provided with health services and counselling. In reaching the target group, the foundation published and disseminated bulletin, leaflets, and posters about the child centre and its activities and also the child labour issue to the child workers, community and other institutions concerned. The foundation also succeeded in establishing a good network between parents, community, employers and other parties who have concern in working children issue. 7 union leaders involved intensively in disseminating information about children rights and involved in discussion on child workers problem, wage, K3, working hour and age. 20 employers approached and they gave permission for the child workers to follow the activities in the Child Centre. Evaluation and monitoring towards the Child Centre's activities is also conducted together with local community leaders. As alternative to protect and to combat working children, the "Pondok Model" introduced (formulated).