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        "msgid": "awaiting-the-pprt-bill-to-be-enacted-this-year-1772762761",
        "date": "2026-03-06 08:01:35",
        "title": "Awaiting the PPRT Bill to Be Enacted This Year",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian House of Representatives continues to debate the Draft Law on Protection for Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT) and aims for enactment in 2026. Public input was sought at a parliamentary hearing, with calls from Komnas Perempuan and other stakeholders urging swift passage to recognise care-work as a valued economic activity and to extend protections. Baleg said the bill would be enacted this year, as discussion resumes after the DPR session starts on 10 March, with all public aspirations to be considered.",
        "content": "<p>DPR RI is continuing to discuss the Draft Law on Protection for\nDomestic Workers (RUU PPRT), with plans for its enactment in 2026. The\nHouse of Representatives\u2019 Legislative Body (Baleg) is gathering public\ninput, and on Thursday 5 March it invited representatives of domestic\nworkers (PRT) and various institutions and organisations representing\nthem. The meeting took place in the Baleg hearing room at the Parliament\ncomplex in Senayan, Jakarta, and several proposals and inputs from the\npublic, through PRT representatives and the organisations, were received\nby Baleg. Komnas Perempuan urged that the RUU PPRT be enacted within a\nsingle session, arguing it is urgent as part of Indonesia\u2019s care economy\nroad map. The government has launched the care economy roadmap. Domestic\nworkers form an essential part of this economy, supporting other family\nmembers\u2019 participation in the workforce, yet their work is often treated\nas natural and not economically valued, a bias that Komnas Perempuan\ndescribed as gender bias. Enacting the RUU PPRT would recognise care\nwork as employment with economic value, provide fair and specific labour\nprotections, and support the development of the national care economy,\nshe argued. The RUU PPRT has waited 22 years to be enacted. Rieke Diah\nPitaloka, a member of Commission XIII and head of the Confederation of\nIndonesian Workers (KPI), urged swift passage, noting the bill has\nwaited more than two decades. She highlighted that around 5.2 million\nIndonesian migrant workers are abroad, with about 2.5\u20133 million working\nas domestic workers and around 100,000 new placements each year. Migrant\nworkers contribute significantly to Indonesia\u2019s economy; remittances in\n2024 were around USD 15.7 billion (about Rp 253 trillion). Ironically,\nthe sector delivering substantial economic contributions remains under\nthe weakest legal protections. Indonesia has not yet ratified ILO\nConvention 189 on decent work for domestic workers, and domestic workers\nin the country are not fully recognised in the national labour law\nsystem. Rieke stressed that the RUU PPRT cannot wait any longer; the\nstate should not benefit from the earnings of migrant workers without\nproviding proper legal protection, as the bill has waited 22 years. In\nresponse, Baleg chairman Bob Hasan assured that the RUU PPRT will be\nenacted this year, though he could not provide a month. The discussion\nwould resume after the session begins on 10 March, with hope that input\nreceived would assist in refining the draft. The party politician from\nGerindra emphasised that all public aspirations would be accommodated in\nthe RUU PPRT, and that the ministry of manpower would be invited during\nthe debate; nearly all inputs were expected to be incorporated in the\nsubstantive content, while the language would be carefully crafted to\nreflect the underlying wishes.<\/p>",
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