FAQ - Decent Work Check Survey

Q: What is a Decent Work Check (DWC) Survey?

The Decent Work Check Survey is a survey where workers can check whether the working conditions of workers who complete the survey are in accordance with the applicable labor regulations.Based on the respondent interviewed, Decent Work Check Survey is divided into 2 types Decent Work Check Survey for company management and trade unionsDecent Work Check Survey for Workers.

Q: What is Decent Work Check Survey for company management and trade union?

This survey contains information related to the general description of the factories surveyed, such as the address, number of workers, type of product produced, factory supply chain, and information about the working conditions of the workers in the factory in accordance with Company Regulations and / or Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) within the factory.This survey is completed by factory-level trade union and company management (HRD). It is usually done before Decent Work Check Survey for workers.

Q: What is a Decent Work Check Survey for workers?

The Decent Work Check Survey for workers is a survey in which the respondent, in this case a worker, can act as a validator of the results of the previous survey, namely the Decent Work Check Survey for company management and Trade UnionThis survey contains information about the working conditions of workers in the factory, so that we can check whether the working conditions of the workers who filled out the survey are in accordance with the information provided by the company management and trade unions in the previous survey. Automatically, it also cross-checked the implementation of Company Regulations and / or Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) that apply to companies.

Q: What is the function of the Decent Work Check Survey?

For company management/employer, this survey is useful to check whether they have complied with the applicable labor regulations and also whether their workers have received sufficient socialization about these labor regulations. Thus, this Decent Work Check survey is expected to be able to create good working conditions in the factory environment and in accordance with the applicable Labour Law and other employment regulations.The Manpower Act, Job Creation Act and other manpower regulations (Government Regulations, Ministerial Regulations, etc.) are used as the legal basis for the Decent Work Check Survey examination.

Q: How are the data from the Decent Work Check survey used?

1. Conducting advocacy at the factory levelIt is hoped that the data from the Decent Work Check survey can be used to carry out data/evidence-based advocacy at the factory level. Through the Data Academy training which is conducted online and face-to-face (in accordance with existing health protocols), Trade unions are trained to be able to analyze Decent Work Check survey data and use it in social dialogue / bipartite at the company level, to advocate for better working conditions. In the Data Academy training, trade union are trained and practiced to analyze Decent Work Check survey data, by:See all the issues found in the survey resultsIdentify the crucial issues that will be advocated (judging from the size of the issues, influence and chances that these issues can be successfully advocated)Formulate issues and make problem statementsBuilding arguments for why this issue is important to advocate for (impact and benefits)Looking for supportive data that can help argumentTarget when we solve the issues, achieve changes/improvement in working conditions Listing authorities institution that have the power to support trade union arguments and proposalsHow to push for the proposed change (the mechanism to be used)2. Conducting advocacy at the national and international levelsIt is hoped that the data from the Decent Work Check survey will also be useful as material for advocacy at the national and international levels. The results of the Decent Work Check survey will show the working conditions in each factory, this data can be used to produce comparative studies related to factories that supply goods for the same brands/buyers.Data from the Decent Work Check survey can also be used as supporting data if you want to conduct hearings at related institutions to help and improve the performance of labor inspectors.

Q: What is the content of the Decent Work Check Survey?

The Decent Work Check Survey consists of 70 - 76 questions, consisting of 9 question topics. These topics include: No Topics Numbers of questions Company management and Trade union Workers 1 Personal and company background 22 13 2 Job Security 7 9 3 Working Hours and Overtime 11 13 4 Minimum Wages 5 3 5 Maternal Rights 10 10 6 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) 7 9 7 Social Security 5 5 8 Fair Treatment 5 5 9 Rights to Organize 4 5

Q: Who are the respondents of the Decent Work Check survey?

Survey Types Responden Decent Work Check Survey for company management and trade unions a. Company management 1 respondent from company management representative per factory b. Workers Union / Labor Union (SP / SB) 1 respondent per trade union at the factory level within the surveyed factory Decent Work Check Survey for Workers. Min. 30 workers / factories surveyed. The sample is calculated proportionally by looking at gender and types of employment agreement (contract or permanent)

Q: Does the Decent Work Check Survey apply to all business sectors?

To date, the Decent Work Check Survey in Indonesia has only been designated specifically for the garment, textile and footwear sector. However, it is possible that your future salary will conduct a Decent Work Check survey for other business sectors.

Q: Who carries out the Decent Work Check Survey?

Gajimu team has a total of 10 interviewers, who are selected candidates from the Trade Unions in each region who are trained intensively by the Gajimu and TURC.

Q: Who are Gajimu’s interviewers?

Individuals who are recommended by the trade union, can be regional board officials or member of trade union at various levels. Individuals who are recommended to be interviewers can work in FULL TIME for this Data Academy program.If this is not possible, interviewers can be selected from outside the stakeholder group but have work experience in a trade union or Garment, Textile, Shoes, Leather (TGSL) sector. The interviewer is also advised to have a high interest in the field of manpower and understand the basic or principles of labor law.Interviewer recruitment was carried out openly, selected by the Gajimu.com and TURC teams. If after interview process, the recommended individual does not match the required qualifications, then the trade union is expected to be able to find other candidates who match the qualifications.

The Decent Work Check survey is one of the data collection activities carried out through the Data Academy program. What is the purpose and objectives of conducting a Decent Work Check Survey? Is it valid? Check out more details!

What is a Decent Work Check (DWC) Survey?

What is Decent Work Check Survey for company management and trade union?

What is a Decent Work Check Survey for workers?

What is the function of the Decent Work Check Survey?

How are the data from the Decent Work Check survey used?

What is the content of the Decent Work Check Survey?

Who are the respondents of the Decent Work Check survey?

Does the Decent Work Check Survey apply to all business sectors?

Who carries out the Decent Work Check Survey?

Who are Gajimu’s interviewers?

What are the tasks and responsibilities of Gajimu’s interviewer?

Can I also fill out surveys?

Who creates Decent Work Check Survey?

How do Gajimu interviewers conduct Decent Work Check Survey during the COVID-19 pandemic?

How do the interviewers do an offline Decent Work Check Survey? What is the process?

How do the interviewers do an online Decent Work Check Survey? What is the process? How is it different from the offline survey?

How do Gajimu and Trade Union select the workers to be surveyed?

It might be the respondent you selected are all workers that have issues with the factory, how do you make sure to reduce bias in your survey?

How do you do your sampling?

Is there any policy on how many workers surveyed?

How do you ensure the reliability of the data?

What is the error percentage in your survey?

Are all questions have “I don’t know” option? Because not all workers know exactly the situation within the factory

If the answer from Factory management is different than workers? How will you address that?