Indonesia passes landmark law to protect millions of domestic workers
Indonesia’s parliament has this week passed a bill to safeguard basic working rights for domestic workers, 22 years after it was first tabled.
Indonesia has more than four million domestic workers, and 90 per cent of them are women.
Under the Domestic Workers Protection Law, they will now be entitled to health care, days off and pensions.
It will also be illegal to hire domestic workers who are under 18.
The UN’s High Commissioner of Human Rights, Volker Türk, has praised Indonesia over the decision, saying the move is “an historic opportunity”.
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