Yili Indonesia Dairy Ukir Achievements Through The Inclusive And Sustainable CSR Program

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JAKARTA - PT Yili Indonesia Dairy (Yili) reiterated its commitment to sustainable development in Indonesia through a flagship program entitled Joyday, Growing and Developing with Indonesia. This program includes the development and recruitment of local workers as well as capital subsidies for hawker partners, an initiative that succeeded in leading Yili to the 2025 TOP CSR Award, a prestigious award for the practice of corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which had a real impact on society.

President Director of PT Yili Indonesia Dairy, Yu Miao, expressed his pride for this achievement.

"We are honored to receive the TOP CSR Award 2025. This is not just an acknowledgment, but also a motivation to continue to run programs that not only have a positive impact on our business, but also for partners, distributors, hawkers, and the wider community. They are an inseparable part of our ecosystem, "explained Yu Miao, Thursday, June 12.

As part of a sustainable business strategy, Yili has recruited about 98 percent of the local workforce, of which 54 percent are residents around a factory located in West Java. This initiative not only helps reduce unemployment, but also creates added value to the economy at the local level.

Through the hawker program, Yili has empowered more than 2,000 individuals throughout Indonesia as partners. These hawkers spearheaded the distribution that allows Yili products to be more accessible directly to consumers in various regions, even to remote areas. Yili also collaborated with more than 500 local depots to ensure the smooth distribution of products to hawkers and create a mutually beneficial partnership ecosystem.

The hawker program not only contributes to creating jobs, but also strengthens our distribution network inclusively. We want to continue to open up opportunities for the wider community to join, including in previously unaffordable areas, "added Yu Miao.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported an open unemployment rate (TPT) in February 2025 of 4.76 percent, lower than February 2024 which reached 4.82 percent. This figure is the lowest since the 1998 crisis even in the last five years when the unemployment rate in Indonesia had touched 7.07% during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. The presence of Yili's hawker program is certainly a solution to open up new job opportunities for the community.

In the future, Yili is committed to providing training and capacity development for all hawker partners. This training includes micro business management, customer service, and education about food products and hygiene, in order to improve the professionalism and competitiveness of partners in the field.

"We believe that this program does not stop at providing capital, but also how we can equip partners with the skills needed to develop. Our ultimate goal is to create mutual strengthening and growing partnerships together," concluded Yu Miao.