Client: VF Corporation
Duration: 2020-2022
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: Indonesia
Solutions: Sustainable Business
DAI’s Sustainable Business Group was commissioned by VF Corporation—one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear, and accessories companies—to help develop and implement a health program for a majority-female workforce. The project was initiated under a partnership between VF Corporation and the USAID Jalin project.
Women comprise around 70 percent of VF Corporation Indonesia’s supply chain factory workers, with many of reproductive age requiring maternal and newborn health services. Long working hours make accessing these important health services challenging and can have detrimental health outcomes.
The program focused on maternal and newborn health (MNH), family planning, sexual and gender-based violence, and COVID-19. It strengthened MNH services in factory clinics, increased staff and worker MNH knowledge, and improved referral pathways so that workers can receive more advanced treatment. Delivered in 10 VF Corporation factories across Java, Indonesia, the program reached 18,500 employees.
Supported factory clinics to strengthen health promotion, quality of service, and referrals:
Responded swiftly to COVID-19 surge:
“At VF, we want people in our supply chain to live better, healthier lives because of their connection with VF. DAI supports our mission by working with us to effectively develop and deliver health programs to our supply chain workers in Indonesia and Vietnam that are timely and relevant to workers’ needs.”
Jens Aas, Worker and Community Development Program Manager, VF Corporation
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