The Equal Migrant Labor Distribution through Indonesia Labor Law Policy in ASEAN Economic Community Framework

  • Emilia Fitriana DEWI School of Business and Management, Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
  • Agus MULYA Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
  • An CHANDRAWULAN Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
  • Yani PUJIWATI Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
  • Achmad GHAZALI School of Business and Management, Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
  • Dany Muhammad Athory RAMDLANY School of Business and Management, Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505/jarle.v11.2(48).06

Abstract

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) currently requires diverse economic agreements and laws across the region because it moves in a robust multilateral connection based on political, industry, welfares, services, and especially migrant workers. Indonesia, as the largest provider of migrant workers, should have been prepared to deal with the cases of migrant workers. There is a need to build up consensus and appropriate Indonesian labor laws, such as the establishment of multi-partite bodies for purposes of recognition in the ASEAN Economic Community. Thus, this paper attempts to analyze the current existing labor laws in Indonesia. External desk research was employed in this study as the methodology. The results found that the several laws do not meet the needs of the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers concerning the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers Abroad. There has not yet provided proportional tasks and authority between the Central Government, Regional Governments, and the private sector. The implementation of the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers requires strict supervision and law enforcement. The supervision including protection before work, during work, and after work, and law enforcement should accommodate the administrative sanctions and criminal sanctions.


 

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2020-03-31
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DEWI, Emilia Fitriana et al. The Equal Migrant Labor Distribution through Indonesia Labor Law Policy in ASEAN Economic Community Framework. Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 2, p. 334 – 341, mar. 2020. ISSN 2068-696X. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jarle/article/view/5100>. Date accessed: 27 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505/jarle.v11.2(48).06.
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