ILO-Japan RISSC Indonesia Electronics Manufacturing Research Terms of Reference May 2023

Jul 6, 2026

Terms of Reference for an ILO-Japan RISSC (Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains) research focused on Indonesia’s electronics manufacturing sector during May–September 2023. The project promotes a human-centred recovery in global supply chains, addressing decent work gaps, working conditions, and industry competitiveness through research, tools, training, and policy support. It grounds activities in international labour standards and includes recommendations aligned with business and human rights frameworks and supply-chain due diligence requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

RISSC project and purpose

Sector and country scope

How the program of work operates

Research aims and methodology focus

Labour standards and guiding declarations

Target outcomes for electronics manufacturing

ILO-Japan Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains (RISSC) project Terms of Reference: Research and analysis: decent work and responsible business practices in Indonesia’s electronics manufacturing sector (Indonesia-based, May-September 2023) May 2023 The RISSC project The “Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains”(RISSC) project is a Japan-funded ILO project aimed at supporting a human-centred recovery from recent disruptions in the global supply chains. This includes demographic shift, climate change, technological advances, a new era of globalization and emerging governance framework as well as expanding due diligent requirements. The COVID-19 pandemic, together with rising geopolitical and trade conflicts, has exposed both the importance and fragility of global supply chains, especially in the global manufacturing hub of Asia and the Pacific. Covering a three-year period (September 2022-August 2025), the RISSC project will use selected global supply chains as an entry point for advancing decent work, harnessing the technical know-how and proven tripartite and consultative approaches of the ILO to identify and address critical risks and opportunities in the following sectors and countries: 1. Indonesia: Electronics manufacturing 2. Thailand: Automotive manufacturing 3. The Philippines: Aquaculture Grounded in international labour standards1, the project will enhance social dialogue and constituents’ capacity to deliver on decent work objectives in global supply chains – through policies and actions that improve both working conditions and industry competitiveness in tandem.2 The project will also engage constituents and key stakeholders from Japan, which is a major investor and partner in the sectors in Asia, and which is also expanding its efforts to promote resilient, inclusive and sustainable supply chains. By helping ILO constituents and key stakeholders better understand and address critical supply chain risks (particularly vis-a-vis labour rights and decent work), the project will thus support Japan’s efforts to apply its National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights and new Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains. In the three focus countries, the RISSC project will implement a programme of work comprising three main outcomes (work modules): 1. Analysis and Research to better understand and inform actions to address decent work gaps and opportunities in the selected supply chains (as defined by ILO’s tripartite constituents and industry partners) 2. Development of tools, policies, advice, and training to enable action by constituents and other key stakeholders 3. Support ILO’s tripartite constituents and industry stakeholders to adopt policies and actions that advance decent work in these supply chains (including lower tier manufacturers/ suppliers) In addition, the project will support Japanese constituents in implementing the new NAP on Business and Human Rights through a better understanding of decent work challenges and opportunities and tools to address risksin their global supply chains. Falling under Outcome 1 of the RISSC project, the overarching aims of this research are threefold: 1 Labour standards ([ilo.org](ilo.org)) 2 The project will be guided by Declarations, including but not limited to, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Right at Work and its Follow-up, adopted at the 86th Session of the International Labour Conference (1998) and amended at the 110th Session (2022), the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (2008), the ILO Centenary Declaration on Social Justice for the Future of Work (2019), the ILO Global Call to Action for a Human-Centred Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient, 2021. • To provide constituents and other key stakeholders with up-to-date data and information on the electronics industry in Indonesia, and the d

FAQs

What is the RISSC project and what does it aim to achieve in global supply chains?

RISSC is a Japan-funded ILO project supporting a human-centred recovery from recent disruptions in global supply chains. It advances decent work by addressing critical risks and opportunities through ILO approaches and international standards.

Which country and sector are covered by this research document?

The document focuses on Indonesia’s electronics manufacturing sector within the broader RISSC initiative. It specifies the research period as Indonesia-based, May–September 2023.

What are the threefold overarching aims of the research under Outcome 1?

The research aims to provide up-to-date data on the electronics industry and future production/work drivers, improve understanding of decent work challenges and opportunities (including human-rights due diligence), and propose practical, stakeholder-specific recommendations aligned with international standards.

Jul 6, 2026

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