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View all search resultsCivil groups renew calls for domestic workers bill passage
President Prabowo Subianto promised during the International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rally in 2025 to push the House of Representatives to pass the domestic workers protection bill within three months.
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An activist takes part in a hunger strike outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2023, as part of a protest demanding lawmakers pass the long-awaited domestic workers protection bill. (AFP/Adek Berry)
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abor and women’s rights groups have called on President Prabowo Subianto to stick to his pledge to accelerate the passing of a long-awaited domestic workers protection bill, which has been on and off the table for more than 20 years.
The passage of the bill should no longer face substantive obstacles, according to a coalition of civil society groups advocating for the stalled bill, as deliberations had been ongoing at the House of Representatives for years.
National Advocacy Network for Domestic Workers (Jala PRT) coordinator Lita Anggraini said delays to the bill were partly caused by repeated reviews of articles that had already been deemed appropriate by civil groups, which unnecessarily prolonged deliberations.
“During the 2019-2024 period, the bill was already awaiting plenary approval, but there have still been attempts to delay it in the current term,” Lita said. “There is no longer any reason to postpone the passage of this bill.”
Eva Kusuma Sundari, director of women’s empowerment group Sarinah Institute, highlighted the importance of strong political will from the House of Representatives leadership in pushing the bill.
Without it, the bill risked being overtaken by other draft laws also awaiting deliberation this year, added Eva, who once served as a House lawmaker until 2019.
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