The Concept of Regulation of Legal Protection of Labor in Indonesia (Review of the Problems and Forms of Protection)

Abstract

This article discusses the history of employment in Indonesia, starting from slavery to the era of globalization. The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia affirms that work and a decent life are constitutional rights for all Indonesians, and the government has an obligation to provide protection for these rights. The government has implemented various legal instruments related to labor issues, whose material coverage almost covers all aspects of labor issues. This article uses a normative research method with a statutory approach. The series of labor protection that must be implemented by every entrepreneur or company includes the maintenance and improvement of welfare through social security of labor that is general and based on joint efforts, kinship, and cooperation. This article asserts that the protection of workers/laborers should be made a top priority to realize the welfare of all the people of Indonesia mentally and spiritually, or in terms of the greatest prosperity of the people of Indonesia.