Working Towards Improved Work and Income in the Spices (Cassia) Value Chain in Indonesia
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This project is supported by the Subsidy Program for Responsible Business, as part of TheNetherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and in commission of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Key Outcomes
Impact for companies, people and communities
A structured framework for implementing human rights due diligence (HRDD) across supply chain tiers, based on Phase A insights and company self assessments.
A labour standards blueprint for factory settings, including SOPs and a monitoring tool aligned with national and international labour standards
Practical SOPs and training modules that help collectors, middlemen, farmers, and workers understand and apply consistent social risk mitigation practices
Workers, collectors, middlemen, and farmers gain improved awareness of labour rights, wage and working time standards, OSH and PPE, grievance mechanisms, and gender equality.
Farmer groups, including women’s groups, are established or strengthened with coaching and support to build organisational capacity.
Challenge
Challenge
Challenge
Phase A identified key social risks in thecassia supply chain, especially around living income, working conditions andOSH, and risk areas related to child labour. These insights were generatedthrough detailed value chain mapping, stakeholder consultations, gender‑sensitivedata collection, and a full baseline study. Validation sessions in Bekasi andJambi ensured that workers, farmers, community members, and local stakeholdersshaped the priorities and measures for Phase B.
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our Approach
Value chain mapping,stakeholder analysis, problem analysis, and gender analysis.
• Baseline surveys and interviews in Kerinci, Merangin, Bekasi, and Jakarta.
• Awareness‑raising on social risks, village‑level FPIC procedures, SOPdevelopment, formation and training of technical teams, SOP dissemination, andtraining modules on labour rights, wages, OSH/PPE, grievance mechanisms, andgender equality.
• Assessment and establishment or strengthening of farmer groups, includingwomen’s groups, with coaching, financial‑literacy training, business‑skillsdevelopment, VSLA creation, market validation of diversification opportunities,and seed‑funding pilots.
• Development of a labour‑rights blueprint for Tripper and Verstegen factories,including labour‑law and standards mapping, gap analysis, workshops, monitoring‑frameworkdevelopment, and improvement planning and implementation where needed.
• Regular dialogue sessions, implementation of prioritised DDAP steps(including CoC and vendor assurance actions), documentation of organisationalchanges, and annual updates of both companies’ DDAPs.
What we will deliver
What we will deliver
What we will deliver
Completed research plan, local impact assessment report, baseline data, and validation processes.
• Joint action plan for Phase B, aligned with local perspectives and due‑diligenceneeds.
• SOPs for social risk mitigation and trained technical teams to maintain andimplement them.
• Training modules, workshop materials, and participation records for workers,farmers, and supply‑chain actors.
• Registered farmer groups, VSLA groups, market‑validated alternative incomeopportunities, and seed‑funding pilots.
• Labour‑rights blueprint, gap analysis, and monitoring tools for factorysettings.
• Updated due‑diligence action plans and ongoing learning agenda for Verstegenand Tripper.
• Communication materials, stakeholder engagement, and supplier‑level awarenessactivities.
Call to action
Call to action
Call to action
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Interested in a phased, evidence‑based approachto labour improvements and livelihoods in your agro forestry supply chain? Let’s talk.
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