INTRODUCTION

When the Minister of Employment (“Minister”) issued Regulation No. 2 of 2015 on Protection of Domestic Workers (“2/2015 Ministerial Regulation”), many circles advocating for domestic workers rights thought their struggle had finally been answered. However, the reality turned out to be different to expectations as the legislation had legal formality issues which made it hard to be implemented.  

The National Advocacy Association for Domestic Workers (“JALA PRT”) was of the view that this regulation lacked strong legal grounds, with limited utility and enforcement issues due to it being a ministerial regulation and not a law.[1] This became even more problematic because the 2/2015 Ministerial Regulation is not derived from Law No. 13 of 2003 on Labor Affairs (“Labor Law”) nor any law that regulates similar matters.