Countries
Indonesia
Indonesia’s economy is doing rather well, considering the rise of its GNI per capita from 1140 US $ in 2005 to 2230 US $ in 2010. The government has taken steps to improve the business environment: e.g. in order to start a business an Indonesian entrepreneur needed 12 procedures and 151 days back in 2005. In 2010 he would need 9 procedures and 47 days.
Still, there is considerable room for improvement. Indonesia’s business climate has worsened slightly: while it occupied 115th place in 2006, it slipped to 121st in 2011, according the WB Doing Business report.
Indonesian employers’ interests are being represented by the employers’ organisation APINDO - member of the International Organisation of Employers - and by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry KADIN. They became DECP’s partners after concluding a partnership agreement in May 2006. In the past years, through a number of workshops - mostly organised in cooperation with ILO/ITC - DECP has focussed on a number of priorities such as lobbying and advocacy, services to members, governance, communication with members and the division of labour between the head office and the regional and district offices. In November 2011 an in-depth training for the central secretarial staff of APINDO has been given in Jakarta.