The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT)\nacknowledges that several provisions in the Domestic Workers Protection\nLaw (UU PPRT), officially passed on Tuesday (21\/4), are not yet\nideal.<\/p>\n
Jala PRT Coordinator, Lita Anggraini, does not deny that several\nprovisions in the law do not explicitly regulate the relationship\nbetween domestic workers (PRT) and employers.<\/p>\n
However, Lita expresses gratitude that the UU PPRT has finally been\npassed after its process stalled for 22 years in the DPR.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this is, what do you call it, it\u2019s become law even though it\u2019s\nnot ideal and as we first proposed, but at least it refers to the ILO\nConvention,\u201d said Lita when contacted on Wednesday (22\/4).<\/p>\n
The UU PPRT was passed in the 17th plenary session closing the IV\n2025-2026 session period, after several meetings since early 2026.\nHowever, the DPR and government only needed one day to complete the\ndiscussion of the PPRT Bill at the first level since receiving the\nPresidential Letter (Surpres) on 15 April.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlhamdulillah, after 22 years of struggle, today the UU PPRT has\nbeen passed. This is a historic milestone for friends working in the\ndomestic sector,\u201d said DPR Speaker Puan Maharani in her speech.<\/p>\n
Jala PRT\u2019s Notes<\/p>\n
Jala PRT, which was involved in several discussion meetings, states\nthat the UU PPRT has adopted 75 percent of the working standards\naccording to ILO Convention 189, which regulates the decency of domestic\nworkers.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, on the other hand, Lita acknowledges that the UU PPRT\ndoes not explicitly regulate several rights of domestic workers, from\nleave rights, working hours, holiday allowances, to social security.<\/p>\n
Article 15 of the UU PPRT actually regulates 14 rights obtained by\ndomestic workers, starting from leave, working hours, to social\nsecurity, both health and employment. However, according to Lita,\nseveral of those norms are not yet explicitly regulated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are some that are still not definitive in terms of employment\nnorms like wages, um, working hours, yes, limits on working hours, then\nweekly holidays, yes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
For example, although domestic workers are entitled to leave, decent\nworking hours, rest time, and holiday allowances, the UU PPRT does not\nregulate them in detail. All those rights are given based on agreements\nbetween workers and employers.<\/p>\n
She also highlighted the use of the phrase \u2018based on agreement\u2019 in\nseveral provisions, especially those regulating workers\u2019 rights in\nArticle 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cPRT is entitled to: d.\u00a0obtaining Leave in accordance with the\nAgreement or Employment Contract; e. obtaining Wages in accordance with\nthe Agreement or Employment Contract; f.\u00a0obtaining religious holiday\nallowances in the form of money in accordance with the Agreement or\nEmployment Contract,\u201d reads Article 15.<\/p>\n
Lita acknowledges that this is a challenge in the Bill. However, her\nside still appreciates the steps taken by the DPR. According to her, the\nUU PPRT still needs improvement in the future.<\/p>\n
However, that goal will take time. Lita said that Jala PRT will next\noversee the preparation of derivative regulations for the UU PPRT, both\nthrough government regulations and ministerial regulations.<\/p>\n
According to Lita, her side will also create guidelines to serve as a\nreference so that domestic workers still receive their rights according\nto the law even if not explicitly regulated.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor working hours and rest, we will form a campaign team to\nsocialise what the working hours should be like, the rest that should\nbe. So outside of what\u2019s written in the agreement, we Jala PRT will make\nguidelines,\u201d said Lita.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are still shortcomings, but this is what you call it, the law\nwill grow and this is a new chapter towards the next chapters,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jala-prts-notes-on-the-newly-passed-pprt-law-acknowledging-it-is-not-yet-ideal-1776905459", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }