Towards a Structured Legal Framework for Protecting Home Worker’s Rights in Indonesia

Ratih Damayanti; Rodiyah Rodiyah; Muhammad Azil Maskur; Putri Balqis Nuril Hakim; Quinny Azalia Putri; Ahmad Gelora Mahardika

doi:10.15294/ijals.v8i1.34367

Authors

Ratih Damayanti Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6225-7077
Rodiyah Rodiyah Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8021-7757
Muhammad Azil Maskur Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang ; Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-8332
Putri Balqis Nuril Hakim Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0770-3413
Quinny Azalia Putri Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3995-7528
Ahmad Gelora Mahardika Seoul National University School of Law ; Faculty of Sharia and Law, Universitas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-6028

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15294/ijals.v8i1.34367

Keywords:

legal protection, home workers, informal employment, labor rights

Abstract

Home-based workers constitute a segment of the labor force who carry out their work from their residences, typically under informal employment arrangements, which often results in their exclusion from adequate legal protections. The definitional distinctions between home- based workers and other categories of workers, coupled with their significant numbers, underscore the urgency of recognizing and ensuring legal protections for this group. This study aims to examine the risks and challenges faced by home-based workers within industrial contexts and to enhance understanding of the labor rights that are often denied to them. This study uses a normative juridical method, with statutory and conceptual approach, based on a literature review of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The findings reveal that home-based workers encounter a range of issues, including the absence of written employment contracts, substandard wages, excessive working hours, lack of social security coverage, and constraints on forming labor unions. Additionally, exploitative practices such as the involvement of child labor and the imposition of production costs on workers are prevalent. Addressing these challenges requires strengthening legal awareness and ensuring that home-based workers are afforded the rights and protections to which they are entitled.

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