PPRT Bill to be Passed Tomorrow at the DPR Plenary Meeting

JAKARTA - The Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT) is scheduled to be passed in the DPR plenary session which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21.

The ratification will be carried out after the government and the DPR held a meeting today. According to information, this bill will be discussed in the deliberative body (Bamus) to be brought into the II level talks to seek approval so that it can be passed in the plenary session.

"The PPRT law tomorrow, yes today Bamus, tomorrow in Paripurna, thank God, insyaallah the PPRT law that we have been waiting for will also be passed," said the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman, at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, April 20.

Previously, the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, Yassierli, conveyed the government's views on the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT) in a meeting with the DPR Legislation Agency (Baleg) at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, April 20.

As is known, the PPRT bill is an initiative of the DPR RI and has been submitted by the Speaker of the DPR RI to the President of the Republic of Indonesia through a letter Number T/3225/LG.01.01/3/2026 on March 12, 2026. Then, the President assigned five ministers, namely the Minister of Manpower, the Minister of PPPA, the Minister of Home Affairs, Mensesneg, and Menkumham, both together and individually to represent the government in discussing this draft law with the DPR RI.

"Article 27 paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia stipulates that every citizen has the right to work and a decent living for humanity. Therefore, as citizens, domestic workers have basic rights that must be met by the state, so that the state and society have the responsibility to position and treat domestic workers as citizens who have the same rights and obligations as other citizens," said Yassierli in the meeting.

Yassierli said domestic workers have the right to protection as workers, including protection against employers, for a balance of rights and obligations in labor relations while still respecting customs, religion, culture, and traditions.

"The state is present in providing attention to the protection of domestic workers because based on data, as conveyed by the Chairman, Mr. Chairman, currently the number of domestic workers in Indonesia is estimated to reach more than four million people. They are vulnerable to losing their rights as workers," he explained.

"In addition, the underlying urgency of this bill is that the labor law in Indonesia does not specifically and clearly regulate the protection of domestic workers. Therefore, it needs to be strengthened through a separate law that regulates the protection of domestic workers," continued Yassierli.

Yassierli then explained the government's views on the PPRT Bill. First, the Government welcomes and supports the initiation of the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers as a form of effort to provide protection to every Indonesian citizen who works, including domestic workers.

Second, the Government is committed to positioning domestic workers as workers who have human rights as workers in general. Domestic workers have rights that must be protected by the state, before working, during work, and after work, including dispute resolution as well as training and supervision.

Third, the Government considers decent work for domestic workers as a necessity in providing protection for domestic workers. Domestic workers must receive a decent wage guarantee, working and rest time, leave and vacation rights, protection from discrimination, sexual violence, and work safety and health guarantees.

Fourth, the Government strongly agrees to include domestic workers to have the status of workers in general who get rights according to their dignity and dignity as human beings.

Fifth, domestic workers have their own characteristics so that their employment relationship takes into account sociocultural factors. The users of domestic workers are also diverse, ranging from lower, middle, to upper economic status. So through this draft law can provide comprehensive protection for human rights protection.

Sixth, the Government agrees that the draft law on the protection of domestic workers defines domestic workers, employers, and the limits of exclusions that do not include domestic workers, including regulating clear limits on the cooperation agreement on the placement of domestic workers, the placement agreement of domestic workers, and the work agreement.

Seventh, in terms of institutional protection, namely the licensing of the Domestic Placement Company or P3RT, has been in line with the arrangements as regulated in the Risk-Based Business Licensing.

Eighth, in order to increase the knowledge, ability, and skills of domestic workers, in this bill, vocational training for prospective domestic workers and domestic workers has been arranged.

ninth, as a manifestation of providing protection for domestic workers, social security for domestic workers is a need that needs to be regulated, both health social security and employment security.

Tenth, to provide legal certainty and protection for domestic workers, this bill also regulates labor relations, training and supervision, as well as dispute resolution, which emphasizes the principle of consultation for consensus by involving the role of the RT or RW Chairman as a mediator.

Yassierli said that from the 12 chapters and 37 articles in the PPRT bill, the government had reviewed the draft law by making 417 DIMs, with 290 DIMs in the body and 127 DIMs in the explanation section.

From the total DIM, he said, the government has 258 fixed DIMs, 107 editorial DIMs, 11 substantive change DIMs, 22 new substantive DIMs, and 19 DIMs to be deleted.

"These are some of the things we can say. We all certainly hope that this bill can be discussed immediately in the Panja session of the DPR RI which will eventually be enacted into law," he concluded.