Unemployment Protection in Indonesia - Quality Assistance for Workers Affected by Labour Adjustments

This project aims to strengthen support mechanisms for the unemployed by designing Employment Insurance system, expanding re-skilling training and improving Public Employment Services (PES). As a result, workers who are affected by labour adjustment are systematically supported by a temporary income replacement (i.e. unemployment benefit offered by EI), re-skilling training and employment placement services. The expected results are: 1) The capacity of government agencies and social partners is built to design an EI scheme suitable for Indonesia and review overall social security system 2) Support mechanism to jobseekers is reinforced by generating a more integrated package of income protection (EI), re-skilling training and employment placement services 3) Re-skilling training courses are designed and piloted, facilitating jobseekers to gain skills that are in high demand (e.g. digital skills) 4) A training package on job search assistance and career counselling is designed targeting PES staff members. This will help implement EI smoothly in the future 5) Tripartite stakeholders learn policy lessons from countries that face similar challenges relating to workers’ protection in the TGF sectors.

Project symbol

IDN/19/02/FRU

Admin unit

CO-Jakarta

Start date

01/08/2019

End date

30/09/2022

Total allocation

1859147

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1850138

Development Partners

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

Country/Countries

Indonesia

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market
Outcome 8: Comprehensive and sustainable social protection for all