Indonesia: Domestic workers legally recognised after '22-year struggle'
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“Indonesia's parliament has passed a law to protect the rights of domestic workers”
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Multiple independent news sources (ANTARA News and others) confirm that the Indonesian Parliament has ratified/passed a law protecting domestic workers.
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— The DPR-RIS passed seven laws in its six months of existence, but was soon overtaken by events as the federal system collapsed as the individual states dissolved themselves into the unitary Republic o…
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— The Indonesian Parliament has ratified a law protecting "domestic workers" after more than 22 years of advocacy. Over 4 million workers are set to receive social security, paid leave, and fair wages, …
https://en.thairath.co.th/news/foreign/2928114
https://en.thairath.co.th/news/foreign/2928114
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— The law regulates worker protection based on family values, respect for human rights, justice, welfare, and legal certainty. It governs both direct and indirect recruitment mechanisms.
https://en.antaranews.com/news/413105/indonesian-parliament-…
https://en.antaranews.com/news/413105/indonesian-parliament-…
“The country is home to some 4.2 million domestic workers”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the figure of 4.2 million domestic workers in Indonesia.
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— Domestic workers in the United States in 1914.According to a 2008 report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Saudi Ministry of Labor provided official figures of 1.2 million household workers in Saudi Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_worker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_worker
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— Indonesia’s parliament has passed a landmark law granting stronger legal protections to domestic workers, marking a historic step for an estimated 4.2 million people employed in households across the …
https://en.walaw.press/articles/indonesia_approves_historic_…
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— Indonesia thông qua luật được mong đợi từ lâu để bảo vệ người lao động nội trợ.The bill was first introduced in 2004 to protect the country's 4.2 million domestic workers, almost 90% of them women acc…
https://duonews.online/news/indonesia-passes-long-awaited-la…
https://duonews.online/news/indonesia-passes-long-awaited-la…
“of which almost 90% are women”
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Multiple sources confirm that almost 90% of these workers are women, citing data from the Ministry of Manpower.
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— The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: Partai Komunis Indonesia, Indonesian pronunciation: ['partaɪ koˈmunɪs indo'nesija], PKI, [ˈpekai̯]) was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and lat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Indonesia
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— Indonesia has a mixed economy with dirigiste characteristics. It is one of the emerging market economies in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia. As an upper-middle income country and member of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Indonesia
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— There are more than 600 ethnic groups in the multicultural Indonesian archipelago, making it one of the most diverse countries in the world. The vast majority of these belong to the Austronesian peopl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Indonesia
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“They were previously not legally classified as workers”
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Multiple news reports state that domestic workers were previously not legally classified as workers, leaving them in an informal and unregulated economy.
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— Domestic workers legally recognised in Indonesia after '22-year struggle'. 22 April 2026.They were previously not legally classified as workers. They will now be entitled to health insurance, rest day…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
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— Domestic workers in Indonesia undergo skills training. Photo: International Labour Organisation.They were previously not legally classified as workers, meaning they were forced to operate in an inform…
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335089…
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/335089…
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— Indonesia's parliament has passed a law to protect the rights of domestic workers, more than 20 years after it was first introduced. The country is home to some 4.2 million domestic workers - of which…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
“They will now be entitled to health insurance, rest days and pensions”
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Multiple sources (including Morning Star and other news reports) confirm that the new law entitles workers to health insurance, rest days, and pensions.
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— They will now be entitled to health insurance, rest days and pensions. Placement agencies will also no longer be allowed to implement wage deductions, and it will be illegal to hire children under the…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
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— The domestic workers will now be entitled to health insurance, rest days and pensions and agencies will also no longer be allowed to deduct wages.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/domestic-workers-leg…
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— They will now be entitled to health insurance, rest days and pensions. Placement agencies will also no longer be allowed to implement wage deductions, and it will be illegal to hire children under the…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mkvjkg10no
“Placement agencies will also no longer be allowed to implement wage deductions”
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Multiple news reports explicitly state that placement agencies will no longer be allowed to implement wage deductions under the new law.
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— PLACEMENT definition: 1. a temporary position or job in an organization: 2. the act of officially putting someone in a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/placemen…
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— PLACEMENT definition: the act of placing. See examples of placement used in a sentence.
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— With a passion for helping individuals achieve their career goals, we provide personalized and comprehensive job placement services that cater to diverse industries and job types.
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“it will be illegal to hire children under the age of 18 as domestic workers”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the law makes it illegal to hire children under the age of 18 as domestic workers.
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— Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia
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— Nine Dragons (Indonesian: Sembilan Naga Chinese: 九龙 ) is a term referring to a group of influential businessmen of Chinese descent in Indonesia, especially those who had close ties with the New Order …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Dragons_(Indonesia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Dragons_(Indonesia)
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— Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (Sundanese: ᮕᮨᮁᮞᮒᮥᮃᮔ᮪ ᮞᮦᮕᮊ᮪ᮘᮧᮜ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮓᮧᮔᮦᮞᮤᮃ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ; lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), also known in acronym as Persib (Indonesian pronunciation: […
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persib_Bandung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persib_Bandung
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“The Domestic Workers Protection Law was first introduced in 2004”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Domestic Workers Protection Law was first introduced in 2004 but faced roadblocks for over 20 years.
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— A Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights is legislation designed to grant basic labor protections to domestic workers. These laws are supported by organizations such as the National Domestic Workers Allianc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Worker's_Bill_of_Righ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Worker's_Bill_of_Righ…
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— A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_worker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_worker
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— Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_domestic_workers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_domestic_workers
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“Discussions on the bill were stopped for years before being brought up again in parliament in 2020”
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The provided Wikipedia results for this claim are generic descriptions of migrant workers and treaties; they do not mention the specific timeline of the Indonesian bill's discussions in 2020.
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— The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a United Nations multilateral treaty governing the protection of migrant workers an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_Workers_Convention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_Workers_Convention
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— Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_domestic_workers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_domestic_workers
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— A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_worker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrant_worker
“Regulators will now have one year to draft detailed implementation policies”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the one-year timeframe for drafting implementation policies.
“The group [Jala PRT] reported more than 3,300 cases of violence against domestic workers from 2021-2024”
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