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        "id": 1693600,
        "msgid": "domestic-workers-entitled-to-fair-wages-1776851553",
        "date": "2026-04-22 15:18:47",
        "title": "Domestic Workers Entitled to Fair Wages",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesian House of Representatives Commission XIII member Mafirion has welcomed the enactment of the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), viewing it as a vital safeguard for human rights by ensuring fair wages, humane working hours, and protection from violence and exploitation for domestic workers. The law formalises the previously informal employment relationships, mandating written agreements that include wage details and requiring the government to develop progressive implementing regulations and accessible complaint mechanisms. Mafirion stressed the challenges in implementation due to the private nature of these work arrangements, urging innovative oversight involving local governments and civil society to extend protections to households nationwide.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Member of the House of Representatives\nCommission XIII, Mafirion, emphasised that domestic workers (PRT) in\nIndonesia are entitled to fair wages. Therefore, he supports the\npresence of the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), which is seen\nas one form of protection for human rights (HAM). \u201cWe appreciate the\nenactment of the UU PPRT. This is not merely a legal product, but a\ntangible manifestation of the state\u2019s commitment to humanitarian values.\nDomestic workers are now recognised as legal subjects entitled to fair\nwages, humane working hours, and protection from all forms of violence\nand exploitation,\u201d said Mafirion on Wednesday (22\/4\/2026). The presence\nof the UU PPRT will clarify the employment relationship between domestic\nworkers and employers, which has previously been informal. \u201cThe\nenactment of the UU PPRT is a victory for social justice. The state now\nbears a significant responsibility to ensure that every domestic worker\ncan work safely, with dignity, and with their rights protected\nthroughout the country,\u201d said Mafirion. The government is urged to\npromptly prepare progressive implementing regulations and provide easily\naccessible complaint mechanisms for the workers. \u201cThe biggest challenge\nlies in implementation. Because the employment relationship of domestic\nworkers is in the private sphere, state supervision cannot be carried\nout in the usual way. There must be breakthroughs, including active\ninvolvement of local governments and civil society so that this\nprotection is truly felt down to the household level,\u201d said Mafirion. In\nthe draft UU PPRT that has been enacted by the House of Representatives,\nit is stipulated that wages for domestic workers are provided by the\nemployer. \u201cThe Employer of Domestic Workers, hereinafter referred to as\nthe Employer, is an individual and\/or several persons in a household who\nemploy domestic workers by paying wages,\u201d states Article 1 paragraph (4)\nof the confirmed UU PPRT draft on Tuesday (21\/4\/2026). Then, in Article\n11 paragraph (1) of the UU PPRT draft, it is regulated that the\nemployment relationship between domestic workers and the employer is\nbased on an agreement or employment contract. Meanwhile, in the\nemployment contract regulated in Article 11 paragraph (2) of the UU PPRT\ndraft, the employment contract must include at least nine matters. One\nof them is the amount and method of wage payment. \u201cFurther provisions\nregarding the amount and timing of wage payment to be agreed or\ncontracted as referred to in paragraph (2) shall be regulated in a\nGovernment Regulation,\u201d states Article 15 paragraph (3) of the UU PPRT\ndraft.<\/p>",
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