Indonesia adopted its first legal framework for the protection of Indonesian migrant workers in 2004, with the enactment of Law No. 39 Year 2004 on the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. This legislation was replaced 13 years later in 2017 through the adoption of Law No. 18 Year 2017 on the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. Below are some of the developments in Indonesia’s legislation pertaining to the rights protection and well-being of Indonesian migrant workers.
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Year |
Law/regulation |
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2021 |
Government Regulation No. 59/2021 on Implementing Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2021 |
Regulation of the Board for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) No. 1/2021 regarding Amendment to BP2MI Regulation No. 9/2020 concerning Zero Placement Fee for Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2020 |
Government Regulation No. 10/2020 concerning Procedures of Placement for Indonesian Migrant Workers by the Board for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2020 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 7/2020 concerning Procedures for the Imposition of Administrative Sanctions in the Implementation of Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2020 |
Regulation of the Board for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) No. 1/2020 concerning the Standard, Signing, and Verification of Indonesian Migrant Workers Employment Contract |
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2019 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 9/2019 concerning the Procedures of Placement for Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2019 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 17/2019 concerning the Termination and Prohibition of Placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2019 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 10/2019 concerning Procedures for Issuance of License to Indonesian Migrant Workers Placement Agency |
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2018 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister No. 5/2018 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Citizens Overseas |
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2018 |
Regulation of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 18/2018 concerning Social Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2018 |
Law No. 18/2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers |
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2018 |
Decision of the Indonesian Manpower Minister No. 291/2018 concerning Guidelines for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia through One Channel System |
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2016 |
Law No. 8/2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities. This law could be used to protect the rights of migrant workers who have sustained workplace injuries/accidents and become disabled. |
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2012 |
Law No. 6/2012 concerning the Ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Their Families |
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2007 |
Law No. 21/2007 concerning the Eradication of Trafficking in Persons |
Updated on 24 September 2021.