Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture

What Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture does

PAACLA Indonesia (Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture) is an Indonesian non-profit multi-stakeholder platform headquartered in South Jakarta that coordinates government, private sector, and civil society action to eliminate child labour in the agricultural sector. Founded around 2020 under the coordination of the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and built on a five-element partnership framework (Joint Agenda, Joint Progress Measurement, Synergistic Activities, Communication, Coordinating Institution), the organization implements programs at national, provincial, district, and village levels. Its primary program participants are Indonesian central and local government agencies, agricultural commodity companies, civil society organizations, and international bodies such as ILO and the ECLT Foundation (transitioning to ECLA Foundation).

The organization's portfolio centers on the ACCLAIM Project (Accelerating Collective Child Labour Actions for Impact) and its 2026 Extension, the village-based Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS) and its Indonesian implementation SPRPA (Sistem Pemantauan dan Remediasi Pekerja Anak), the annual PAACLA Award for corporate good practices, PAACLATALK video knowledge products, national seminars, and labour-practice guidelines. The CLMRS methodology positions teachers, farmer groups, and village governments as frontline monitoring actors and is aligned with MoWECP Regulation No. 6 of 2024. PAACLA also conducts training programs for 630 labour inspectors and supports a Human Rights Compliance Assessment framework co-developed with the Ministry of Human Rights and OECD.

PAACLA does not operate a commercial business model. Funding flows primarily from the ECLT/ECLA Foundation, supplemented by in-kind and coordination support from Bappenas, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Human Rights, and partners such as ILO, GAPKI, KADIN, and IGCN. Member companies span palm oil (PT Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food, PT AMP Plantation/Wilmar, PT Minamas Plantation, PT Teladan Prima Agro), cocoa (PT Mondelez International via Cocoa Life Indonesia), and tobacco (CV Restu Sejati), with no commercial pricing, product sales, or equity ownership. Reach extends across Java, Sumatera, Kalimantan, and Nusa Tenggara (Lombok), with village-level commitments of Rp5M–Rp25M from participating village governments.

Name

Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture

Legal name

Partnership for Action Against Child Labour in Agriculture Indonesia

Website

https://paaclaindonesia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PAACLA Indonesia is a non-profit multi-stakeholder partnership platform headquartered in Jakarta that coordinates government, private sector, and civil society action to eliminate child labour in Indonesian agricultural supply chains through monitoring systems, capacity building, and annual corporate recognition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governance, Public Financial Management & Service Delivery Reform (BPADAEAD), Compliance, Risk & Supplier Due Diligence (KYC/ESG/Sanctions) (BPAAAJAK)

Keywords

• Child labour prevention
• Multi-stakeholder partnerships
• Agricultural supply chains
• Responsible business practices
• Child rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding (ECLT/ECLA Foundation): Primary funding from ECLT Foundation (now transitioning to ECLA Foundation), an international organization supporting efforts to eliminate child labour. The ACCLAIM Project and ACCLAIM Extension program are funded by this foundation.
2. Government Partnerships: Coordination and support from Indonesian government ministries including Bappenas (National Development Planning Agency), Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Human Rights, and local governments for implementing child labour elimination programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAACLA Indonesia operates a multi-stakeholder partnership platform that eliminates child labour in Indonesia's agricultural sector through coordination of government ministries, private sector companies, and civil society organizations. The organization delivers programs such as the ACCLAIM Project, village-based Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS/SPRPA), the annual PAACLA Award recognizing responsible corporate practices, training programs for companies and labour inspectors, and policy dialogue platforms including PAACLATALK video content and national seminars.

Product overview

PAACLA Indonesia operates as a multi-stakeholder collaboration platform that bridges national policies, business practices, and community realities to eliminate child labour in the agricultural sector. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including the ACCLAIM Project (capacity building and institutional strengthening), CLMRS/SPRPA (village-based monitoring and remediation systems), PAACLA Award (annual recognition for good practices), PAACLATALK (knowledge sharing video series), and National Seminars (policy dialogue platforms). These programs work together at national, provincial, district, and village levels, supported by a National Secretariat that coordinates across government ministries, private sector companies, and civil society organizations. PAACLA also develops technical guidelines such as labour practice guidelines and provides capacity building training for companies and government officials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACCLAIM Project (Accelerating Collective Child Labour Actions for Impact) A capacity-building and institutional strengthening program implementing multi-level interventions to eliminate child labour in agriculture, targeted at government institutions, companies, and civil society organizations across Indonesia.
• PAACLA Award Annual recognition program celebrating leadership, innovation, commitment, and human values in protecting children from child labour in agriculture, with awards across three categories: multinational companies, national companies with multinational affiliations, and local companies.
• CLMRS (Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System) Community and landscape-based monitoring system engaging teachers, farmer groups, and village governments as frontline actors for early identification, reporting, and follow-up of child labour cases.
• SPRPA (Sistem Pemantauan dan Remediasi Pekerja Anak) Village-level monitoring and remediation system that enables villages to identify child workers and at-risk children, connecting them with services, maintaining children in school while gradually exiting work, and returning dropouts to education.
• PAACLATALK Video Series Video talk series featuring discussions on child labour issues, good practices from member companies, policy dialogues, and interviews with experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
• Responsible Business Practices Training Training program on responsible business practices focusing on labour principles for prevention of child labour in agricultural supply chains, delivered to company representatives and government officials.
• National Seminar on Child Labour in Agriculture Annual national seminar bringing together government policy perspectives, academic insights, international expertise, and practical experiences from the business sector, held in conjunction with World Day Against Child Labour commemoration.
• Panduan Praktik Ketenagakerjaan untuk Penanggulangan Pekerja Anak Technical labour practice guidelines for companies to identify, prevent, and address child labour risks through responsible labour practices in agricultural supply chains.
• Sekretariat Nasional PAACLA National Secretariat providing technical assistance to working groups and members, facilitating learning processes, disseminating information and good practices, ensuring transparency, developing standardized evaluation and reporting systems, and expanding membership and networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Child labour in Indonesia declined from 1.27 million (2024) to 1.05 million (2025), a reduction of approximately 220,000 children within one year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Kementerian PPN/Bappenas (Ministry of National Development Planning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment coordinating ministry that serves as PAACLA Indonesia Coordinator. Provides policy direction, coordination among government ministries, and strategic guidance for child labour elimination programs. Director of Manpower Dr. Nur Hygiawati Rahayu serves as Coordinator of PAACLA Indonesia.
• Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan (Ministry of Manpower)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry responsible for labour regulations and enforcement. Collaborates on capacity building for labour inspectors (630 inspectors planned for ACCLAIM Extension), development of PRISMA 2.0 business risk assessment application with 12 self-assessment indicators, and implementation of Roadmap Towards Child Labour-Free Indonesia.
• Kementerian Hak Asasi Manusia (Ministry of Human Rights)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry developing Human Rights Compliance Assessment framework for businesses. Coordinating with OECD on presidential regulation development. Strengthening activities through 20+ Regional Offices (Kanwil) with approximately 400 HAM officers to receive training on child labour issues.
• ILO Office for Indonesia and Timor-LestecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Labour Organization providing technical expertise, global perspectives, and alignment with international labour standards. Contributes to REALGAINS program outcomes including Roadmap development, P3A Secretariat formation, and CLMRS strengthening. Collaborates on training module development with Kemnaker and PAACLA.
• UN Global Compact Network Indonesia (IGCN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Global Compact Network Indonesia participates as jury member in PAACLA Award evaluation and contributes to promoting responsible business practices and human rights due diligence among Indonesian companies.
• GAPKI (Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia / Indonesian Palm Oil Association)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association representing palm oil companies. Actively supports PAACLA Award and has members recognized for child labour prevention practices. GAPKI emphasized as effective partner and driving force in palm oil industry for awareness building and good practices implementation.
• ICI (Industrial Collaborative Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry collaborative initiative partner contributing to PAACLA Award 2026 organization and promoting responsible practices in agricultural supply chains.
• CSP (Cocoa Sustainability Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCocoa sustainability partnership contributing to PAACLA Award 2026 organization and promoting child labour prevention in cocoa supply chains.
• JARAK (Jaringan LSM Penanggulangan Pekerja Anak / NGO Network for Prevention of Child Labour)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO network for child labour prevention providing implementation support, facilitation at workshops and training, and coordination with civil society organizations. JARAK members support village-based child labour monitoring systems and community-based approaches.
• Save The ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO serving as member of PAACLA Indonesia. Uses PAACLA as hub for advocacy movement to encourage private sector to respect children's rights. Benefits from PAACLA's role in connecting government, private sector, and civil society for sustainable development.
• Yayasan SamincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal foundation member that benefits from PAACLA's bridging role to collaborate with businesses for CSR programs contributing to Children's Rights fulfillment.
• KADIN (Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia / Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness association with Advocacy Committee for Protection of Children's and Women's Rights. Provides platform for private sector engagement in child labour prevention, ESG compliance, and Business and Human Rights implementation.
• PT Mondelez InternationalcoreOthersMultinational company recognized for Cocoa Life Indonesia program with 32,500 farmers, 15,000 women in savings groups, and child labour education for 94,800 community members. Recipient of PAACLA Award 2026 in multinational company category.
• PT Sinar Mas Agribusiness and FoodcoreOthersCompany operating 62 free schools for 10,606 students and 300+ childcare centres for 8,000+ children. Collaborates with PAACLA on child-friendly environment in plantation sector. Recipient of PAACLA Award 2026 in national company category.
• Bappeda Lombok Timur (East Lombok Regional Development Planning Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government agency co-organizing SPRPA (Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System) workshop with PAACLA. Committed to forming coordination team for child labour monitoring at district level. Leading efforts to integrate child labour prevention into regional development plans.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mondelez International Cocoa Life: Mondelez's flagship cocoa sustainability programme is a PAACLA Award recipient and operates overlapping community-level child labour monitoring across 336 Indonesian cocoa communities. Most direct corporate-side peer in scope, geography, and CLMRS-style methodology.
• Save the Children Indonesia: International NGO member of PAACLA using the platform as a hub to advocate with the private sector on children's rights. Operates overlapping child protection and supply chain programmes, particularly in tobacco and agricultural communities.
• JARAK (Jaringan LSM Penanggulangan Pekerja Anak): Indonesia's NGO network for child labour prevention and a core PAACLA member. Works on the same village-level child labour prevention agendas, supports CLMRS rollout, and is a direct local operational peer in the same geographies.
• ECLT Foundation (now ECLA Foundation): Primary funder and international partner of PAACLA Indonesia via the ACCLAIM Project and ACCLAIM Extension. Operates the same child labour elimination mission in agricultural supply chains across multiple producing countries, making it the closest strategic counterparty and most comparable mission-aligned organization.
• Better Work (ILO/IFC programme): ILO/IFC partnership improving labour compliance in global supply chains through factory-level monitoring and training. Comparable in methodology (monitoring, remediation, company-level engagement) and target audience (multinationals and their suppliers), though focused on manufacturing rather than agriculture.

Emerging players

• Global March Against Child Labour: International coalition advocating child labour elimination through multi-stakeholder platforms. Operates in a similar advocacy and capacity-building space as PAACLA, with overlapping ILO and World Day Against Child Labour engagement, but is a movement-level rather than country-implementing body.

Broad incumbents

• ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC): The ILO's global programme on child labour provides technical and policy backing to PAACLA through its Indonesia office. It is the broadest incumbent in the same mandate space, operating across many countries with similar monitoring, capacity-building, and policy advocacy functions.
• RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil): Global multi-stakeholder standard and certification body for sustainable palm oil. Several PAACLA member companies are RSPO members; RSPO operates a comparable coalition model (working groups, certification, grievance) addressing social issues including labour rights in palm oil supply chains.
• UNICEF Indonesia: UN agency with broader child welfare mandate including child protection in Indonesia. Operates comparable national-level policy, advocacy, and capacity-building programmes on children's rights, with overlap in the child labour prevention agenda.

Peers

• Fairtrade International: Multi-stakeholder certification body addressing labour and human rights in agricultural supply chains. Comparable in model (member-based, standard-setting, company engagement) and overlaps with PAACLA in cocoa, palm oil, and tobacco-clove commodities in Indonesia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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