Indonesia - Garment - FAQ Data Academy Program

Q: What is Data Academy?

Data Academy is a collaborative program between Gajimu Indonesia (WageIndicator Foundation), Trade Union Right Center (TURC), and five Garment sector Trade Unions / Labor Unions to provide alternative education for union members and increase information transparency, especially in the Textile, Garment, Footwear and Leather sector in Indonesia.It is hoped that the Data Academy participants will have the ability to collect, access and analyze the available data so that it can be used in the process of social dialogue and advocacy for better working conditions (currently there are two surveys conducted in Data Academy program, namely the Decent Work Check Survey and the COVID-19 Factory Survey. The survey result are displayed on the www.gajimu.com and www.gajimu.com/garmen pages).

Q: Who are the program managers and beneficiaries of the Data Academy program?

The Data Academy program is run by a collaboration of two institutions, namely Gajimu.com and Trade Union Rights Center (TURC). These two institutions have different roles but support each other in this program. Gajimu.com acts as an institution that collects data and provides survey data. While TURC has a role to carry out capacity building activities for union members, namely; 1) Training for interviewers to increase their capacity in conducting factory surveys and as technical assistance for plant-level trade union when conducting social dialogue; 2) Training for selected trade union delegates to conduct social dialogue based on data from the Gajimu.com survey and other secondary data.

WageIndicator Indonesia provides workers, employers, and industry stakeholders with free access to detailed information on wages and legal compliance within the garment and textile sector, including insights at the level of individual factories.

The Factory Pages focus specifically on garment and textile factories in Indonesia, highlighting their compliance with national labour laws. The data presented on these pages is based on findings from the Decent Work Check survey.

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