LEGAL PROTECTION FOR INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

ANALISIS PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM WARGA NEGARA INDONESIA DI LUAR NEGERI

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze the legal protection of Indonesian citizens
working abroad from the perspective of domestic law and international law. The research method
used is descriptive research methods and qualitative analysis techniques. The results obtained from
this study indicates that human trafficking is a growing human rights problem in the international
community, with a focus on prostitution involving women and children. Over time, changing times
and increasing demand, human trafficking is no longer only in the field of prostitution, but also used
in the form of forced labor, slavery, and the sale of organs. To regulate the protection of migrant
workers, the United Nations General Assembly passed Case No. 45/158 in New York on December
18, 1990 which became the legal umbrella by issuing it. International Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The problem of migrant workers
working abroad is currently a special concern of the Indonesian government as a guarantee that the
state's goal is to protect the entire nation carried out. Protection in the form of a legal norm from
Indonesia and legal entities abroad is an important factor to support the protection of migrant workers.
With the direction of international and national law, Indonesian goverments puts out every effort to
carry out legal protection optimally.