LEGAL PROTECTION OF INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

Abstract

Article 4 of Law Number 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower explains the existence of equal employment opportunities and the provision of labor as well as protection of labor in an effort to create welfare for himself and his family. Work is a necessity for workers to get wages that are in accordance with their wishes. Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) are workers who do work by leaving their own country or leaving Indonesia to earn a decent wage to meet the needs of life both for themselves and their families.

The purpose of the study is to examine and analyze the factors causing the increase in migrant workers preferring to work abroad and analyze the protection of Indonesian migrant workers.