Guidelines for Gender and Socially Inclusive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Hotels, Lombok

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of hygiene which is particularly relevant for those working in places where many people meet and interact, such as hotels and other tourism businesses. The International WaterCentre (IWC) have released Inclusive WASH-at-Work Guidelines through their "engaging corporate actors for inclusive WASH services in workplaces and host communities" research. 

In Indonesia, tourism is a key driver of economic development, is geographically dispersed, employs a significant number of women, and is a substantial consumer of water and source of solid waste and wastewater. However, engagement and collaboration between government stakeholders and the tourism sector to create effective Inclusive WASH-at-Work outcomes is informal to non-existent. A practical and sustainable Inclusive WASH-at-Work program delivers many benefits at multiple scales: to the tourism business, the community and to the wider destination

These Guidelines aim to help hotels implement gender equality, disability and socially inclusive (GEDSI) WASH-at-Work practices. They outline three levels (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) for Inclusive WASH-at-Work and how these can be reached and inclusive policies integrated into the workplace.

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