Minister Of Manpower Encourages Social Security Socialization For Domestic Workers

Screenshot of the Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah during a virtual discussion on the protection of domestic workers, monitored from Jakarta, Wednesday, November 3 (Photo: Prisca Triferna/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah encourages continued socialization of employment security for domestic workers (PRT) at a time when there are still low levels of workers in the sector who have social security, both employment and health. both health and employment data are still very minimal," he said when opening a virtual discussion of the Mother Nation Movement for the Protection of Domestic Workers which was monitored from Jakarta, reported by Antara, on Wednesday, November 3. "I continue to encourage BPJS Employment to continue to socialize so that our domestic workers get protection," he said. contains the requirements to become domestic workers, the need for a work agreement, rights, and obligations. According to BPJS Ketenagakerjaan data, until 2018 there were 149,566 domestic workers who received employment protection as non-wage recipients (BPU). Of these, 147,548 Indonesian migrant workers worked as workers domestic workers, elderly and child nurses, and housekeepers, with the remainder being domestic workers in the domestic sector.

The coverage is relatively small considering that data from the International Labor Organization (ILO) shows that in 2015 there were 4.2 million people who worked as domestic workers in Indonesia with an increasing trend every year. to expand the coverage of protection for domestic workers in Indonesia, who still face vulnerabilities including exploitation of the employment relationship.