Demo Depan DPR, Massa Perempuan Cari Puan Minta Sahkan RUU PPRT

The female mass held a demonstration in front of the DPR Building, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, March 8. (Ist)

JAKARTA - The mass of women who are members of the Civil Coalition for the PPRT Law held a demonstration in front of the DPR Building, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, March 8. They form in front of the DPR Building while conveying their aspirations asking DPR Speaker Puan Maharani to immediately ratify the Domestic Workers Protection Bill (RUU PPRT). This action is also in commemoration of International Women's Day.

Protesters also unfurled a large banner with the words 1000 Women Search for Mbak Puan, Immediately Pass the PPRT Bill (Creation of the Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers).

In addition to jumbo-sized banners, the female mass also held a theatrical by bringing tools for households and cooking utensils while chanting Mbak Puan ratified the PPRT Bill''. There were also those who wrote "Mbak Puan takes care of the State Only, for Washing Clothes let Us alone" on one of the posters. Action Coordinator of Mahardhika Women, Mutiara Ika explained, in commemoration of International Women's Day at the protesters asking that the Speaker of the DPR always immediately bring the PPRT Bill to a plenary meeting to be ratified into law (UU). "As the chairman of the DPR who is also the chairman of the DPR to immediately bring the PPRT Bill to the agenda of the Plenary Session, separate it into the initiative bill of the DPR for the protection of household workers," said Mutiara, Wednesday, March 8.

According to him, if the PPRT Bill is not passed immediately, it will add to the record that domestic workers (PRT) are victims of acts of violence.

"So when we postpone something, it means we add 11 domestic workers to the victims of violence," he explained.

Currently, he added, household workers have difficulty advocating especially when they become victims of violence.

"PRT victims find it difficult to administer the cases they experience in the work environment because the situation is that they are not necessarily workers. So they are difficult. Why should the PPRT Bill be ratified immediately," he concluded.