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        "msgid": "domestic-workers-law-and-care-economy-roadmap-a-transformation-towards-golden-indonesia-2045-1781697076",
        "date": "2026-06-17 17:50:00",
        "title": "Domestic Workers Law and Care Economy Roadmap: A Transformation Towards Golden Indonesia 2045",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The ratification of Indonesia's Domestic Worker Protection Law (UU PPRT) and the drafting of a 2025\u20132045 Care Economy Roadmap mark a significant policy shift, recognising domestic work as a formal economic pillar. Officials and experts argue this framework is crucial for escaping the middle-income trap, addressing gender inequality, and preparing for an ageing population. The legislation redefines domestic labour as valuable economic activity, moving beyond basic protection to structural redistribution and recognition.",
        "content": "<p>The ratification of the Domestic Worker Protection Law (UU PPRT) on\n21 April 2026 and the drafting of the 2025\u20132045 Care Economy Roadmap\nmark a new chapter in Indonesia\u2019s public policy. This strategic step is\nseen as a concrete effort to reinterpret national values into a more\ninclusive and equitable modern policy system. Deputy Speaker of the\nPeople\u2019s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Lestari Moerdijat, stated that the\nUU PPRT is not merely a protective regulation but the foundation for\nbuilding the care economy in the country. Speaking at an online\ndiscussion held by the Denpasar 12 Forum on Wednesday (17\/6), she\nemphasised that the law legally transforms domestic work from an\ninformal-private sector into a structured pillar of the national\neconomy. Rerie, as she is familiarly known, stressed that fulfilling the\nrights of domestic workers is a tangible implementation of the second\nand fifth principles of Pancasila. \u201cIdeologically, this is an effort to\nhumanise workers and distribute gender and economic justice to\nmarginalised groups,\u201d she said. She added that strengthening the care\neconomy structure is carried out through a four-pillar approach:\nrecognition, redistribution, reduction, and reward. The Deputy for Human\nDevelopment and Culture at the Ministry of National Development\nPlanning\/Bappenas, Pungkas Bahjuri Ali, revealed that the care economy\nsector is key for Indonesia to escape the middle-income trap. To achieve\nthe 6%-7% economic growth target, optimising the care sector is\nessential, particularly in facing the phenomenon of an ageing\npopulation. Pungkas explained that the policy direction includes\nstrengthening human resources, health, and the roles of women and\npersons with disabilities. In line with this, the Deputy for Gender\nEquality at the Ministry of Women\u2019s Empowerment and Child Protection,\nAmurwani Dwi Lestariningsih, called the UU PPRT a historic milestone\nthat will reduce gender gaps in workforce participation. The Head of the\nWorker Welfare Facilitation Team at the Ministry of Manpower, Endang\nYuniastuti, stressed the repositioning of the term for domestic workers.\n\u201cDomestic workers are not servants. Care work is valuable labour that\ndrives the economy,\u201d she asserted. The Ministry of Manpower recorded 4.2\nmillion domestic workers in Indonesia in 2026 who require income\ncertainty as mandated by the 1945 Constitution. Meanwhile, Member of\nHouse Commission IX, Nurhadi, reminded that derivative regulations and\nsafe complaint mechanisms are needed for the law to be effective on the\nground. Senior journalist Saur Hutabarat offered critical notes,\nquestioning whether the work of housewives at home could be calculated\nas having economic value. He asked whether, if domestic workers\u2019 jobs\nare formalised, a housewife\u2019s work could be equated to a minimum wage,\nsuggesting a figure of 70 percent of the regional minimum wage.\nHutabarat also highlighted that while the UU PPRT protects domestic\nworkers, the fate and contribution of housewives have not been\nconsidered in the regulation. He further noted that the population aged\n55 and above currently stands at 51 million, and within five years they\nwill enter the elderly phase, potentially increasing the demand for care\neconomy services. Therefore, he urged that the role of the care economy\nbe prepared from now to face this demographic shift. The ratification of\nthe UU PPRT ends a struggle of more than two decades to provide legal\nprotection for domestic workers. The Sarinah Institute has proposed a\ncircular letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs to encourage data\ncollection on domestic workers through neighbourhood units and village\ngovernments as an initial step.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/domestic-workers-law-and-care-economy-roadmap-a-transformation-towards-golden-indonesia-2045-1781697076",
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