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        "msgid": "22-years-stalled-pdip-urges-immediate-enactment-of-the-domestic-workers-protection-bill-1772867111",
        "date": "2026-03-07 13:00:00",
        "title": "22 Years Stalled, PDIP Urges Immediate Enactment of the Domestic Workers Protection Bill",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "PDIP politician Rieke Diah Pitaloka has pressed for the immediate passage of the Domestic Workers Protection Bill (RUU PPRT), arguing that decades of delay leave migrant and domestic workers inadequately protected. She notes the large economic role of migrant workers, cites remittance data, and calls for ratification of ILO Convention 189 to secure fair treatment and robust legal protections, amid ongoing stigma and reported abuses.",
        "content": "<p>Rieke Diah Pitaloka, a member of the House of Representatives\u2019\nCommission XIII and the general chair of the Confederation of Indonesian\nWorkers (Konfederasi Rakyat Pekerja Indonesia), criticised the slow\nprogress of the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU\nPPRT), which has waited for enactment for more than two decades. In a\npublic hearing of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR in the\nParliament complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday (5 March), she\nemphasised that the state has an obligation to ensure every citizen\nreceives fair and decent treatment in working relationships. \u201cThe\nDomestic Workers Protection Bill must address a number of fundamental\nissues, including a clear definition of a domestic worker in line with\nILO Convention 189, clarifying that a PPRT worker is a worker, not a\nservant or nanny,\u201d she said. \u201cProtection of workers is not merely social\npolicy, but a constitutional mandate that must be realised through\nadequate regulation.\u201d She explained that the number of Indonesian\nmigrant workers abroad is around 5.2 million. Of these, around 2.5 to 3\nmillion work as domestic workers, with about 100,000 new placements each\nyear. According to her, migrant workers make a significant economic\ncontribution to Indonesia. Based on data from Bank Indonesia, remittance\nfrom migrant workers in 2024 reached about USD 15.7 billion, or Rp 253\ntrillion. \u201cIn other words, migrant workers, including millions of\ndomestic workers, underpin the national economy and drive family\neconomies in migrant-hosting regions,\u201d she said. \u201cIronically, the sector\nthat makes such a large economic contribution remains under the weakest\nlegal protection. Indonesia has yet to ratify ILO Convention 189 on\ndecent work for domestic workers, and domestic workers in the country\nhave not been fully recognised within the national labour law system,\u201d\nshe continued. She argued that the vulnerability of domestic workers\nstems not only from regulatory gaps but also from a lingering\nmisconception about domestic work. Rieke noted that domestic workers are\noften not recognised as workers. There remains a social stigma as\n\u2018helpers\u2019 or even as \u2018maids\u2019. Care work has not yet been recognised as a\njob of economic value. Furthermore, she highlighted a range of cases of\nviolence against domestic workers. She cited Amnesty International data\nfor 2025 indicating at least 122 cases of sexual violence and domestic\nviolence against domestic workers in Indonesia. \u201cThis year, during\nRamadan, the latest case we advocate about involved almost the entire\nfamily abusing a PRT so severely,\u201d she said. Rieke called for full\nsupport from all factions in Baleg to promptly ratify ILO Convention 189\nand enact the PPRT. She reminded that the state must not simply reap\neconomic benefits without providing proper protection. \u201cSupport for the\ngovernment to ratify ILO Convention No.\u00a0189 as the international\nstandard for decent work protection for domestic workers,\u201d she said. \u201cI\nappeal for support from Baleg DPR RI, leaders and members from all\nfactions, to accelerate the enactment of the Domestic Workers Protection\nBill to recognise workers\u2019 status, guarantee rights, and provide an\neffective legal protection mechanism,\u201d she added. She emphasised that 22\nyears is far too long a time for such waiting. \u201cDomestic migrant workers\ncontribute around Rp 253 trillion in remittances to the country each\nyear, money that also becomes part of the salaries and allowances we\nreceive in the DPR. The state must not enjoy their economic\ncontributions without providing proper legal protection; the Domestic\nWorkers Protection Bill has waited 22 years,\u201d she said. Enactment of the\nPPRT is important to be carried out promptly, because domestic workers\nare among the largest sectors in Indonesia\u2019s migrant workforce. Chair of\nthe PPNA Ariati Dina Puspitasari questioned the fate of the PPRT bill,\nwhich has hung for more than two decades. Chair of the National Human\nRights Commission Atnike Nova Sigiro urged the public to monitor the\nPPRT until it becomes law. Some regulations and data are not valid,\ncausing social assistance (bansos) to fail to reach domestic workers\n(PRT). Regional government roles are crucial to inform residents about\nsuch bansos, including for PRT. Enactment of the PPRT is important to be\nenacted quickly, because PRT is one of the largest sectors in\nIndonesia\u2019s migrant labour.<\/p>",
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