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Supratman Andi Agtas

Supratman Andi Agtas

Minister of Law

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The law provides "legal certainty for domestic workers and employers" and aims to "prevent discrimination, exploitation, and harassment."

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Indonesia passes domestic workers protection law after 22 years

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Delivered government's position at plenary

For 22 years, Indonesia's roughly 4.2 million domestic workers—nearly 90% of them women—have cleaned, cooked, and raised other people's children with no legal status as employees. On April 21, 2026, the country's Kartini Day holiday honoring women's rights, the House of Representatives passed the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), a bill first introduced in 2004 that had stalled across five parliamentary terms.

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