INDONESIA IMPROVES TEXTILE AND GARMENT INDUSTRY SAFETY

Indonesia’s textile sector and government has been actively implementing workplace safety and health policies in its textile and garment factories that follow Garment Factory Construction Guidelines issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). These have been promoted since ILO’s Jakarta unit released its Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme in May 2014 said an official from the Indonesian Textile Association (API - Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia) told WTiN.com. Asep Setiaharja, deputy secretary general of API said following the recommendation, ...


Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.