Empiric Juridical Review of the Weak Legal Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers

Abstract

The narrowness of land for employment, low education, economic pressure requires that most Indonesians must try their fortune abroad in order to meet their daily needs. Reflections on Indonesia's life are currently experiencing a decline in quality, because Indonesia can be said to be the largest export of migrant workers to several countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea. With this phenomenon the government is seen as failing to prosper the lives of its people.

Legal Protection Against Acts of Violence: Evidence from Indonesian Migrant Workers

“…Therefore, in Article 2, it is stated that this law protects Witnesses and Victims in all stages of the criminal justice process in the judicial environment. Witness and Victim Protection aims to provide security to Witnesses or Victims in delivering information in any criminal justice process.Article 5 states that a witness and victim have the right: a) to obtain protection for the security of their person, family, and property, and to be free from threats relating to the testimony they will, are giving, or have given; b) participate in the process of selecting and determining forms of security protection and support; c) provide information without pressure; d) get a translator; e) free from ensnaring questions; f) obtain information regarding case developments; g) obtain information regarding court decisions; h) know if the convict is released; i) get a new identity; j) get a new place of residence; k) obtain reimbursement for transportation costs according to needs; l) obtain legal advice; and m) obtain temporary living expenses assistance until the protection period ends(Indiantoro et al, 2020).Apart from that, victims of serious human rights violations also have the right to receive medical assistance and psycho-social rehabilitation assistance. To provideprotection and other rights to Witnesses or Victims, an independent institution is responsible to the President, the Witness and Victim Protection Agency, abbreviated as LPSK.…”