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Towards a Structured Legal Framework for Protecting Home Worker’s Rights in Indonesia

Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services · Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026) · pp. 179–210

DOI
10.15294/ijals.v8i1.34367
ISSN
2686-2611, 2686-2085
Published
2026-06-08
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

Abstract

Home-based workers constitute a segment of the labor force who carry out their work from their residences, typically under informal employment arrangements, which often results in their exclusion from adequate legal protections. The definitional distinctions between home- based workers and other categories of workers, coupled with their significant numbers, underscore the urgency of recognizing and ensuring legal protections for this group. This study aims to examine the risks and challenges faced by home-based workers within industrial contexts and to enhance understanding of the labor rights that are often denied to them. This study uses a normative juridical method, with statutory and conceptual approach, based on a literature review of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The findings reveal that home-based workers encounter a range of issues, including the absence of written employment contracts, substandard wages, excessive working hours, lack of social security coverage, and constraints on forming labor unions. Additionally, exploitative practices such as the involvement of child labor and the imposition of production costs on workers are prevalent. Addressing these challenges requires strengthening legal awareness and ensuring that home-based workers are afforded the rights and protections to which they are entitled.

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Ali MasyharAffiliation unknown13
Ridwan ArifinAffiliation unknown12
Dian LatifianiAffiliation unknown6
Dede IndraswaraAffiliation unknown4
Indah Sri UtariAffiliation unknown4
Diandra Preludio RamadaAffiliation unknown4
Wildan Azkal FikriAffiliation unknown3
Anis WidyawatiAffiliation unknown3
Kartika Fajar CahyaniAffiliation unknown3
Adinda Ratna PertiwiAffiliation unknown3
Asmarani RamliAffiliation unknown3
Muhammad Iqbal BaiquniAffiliation unknown3
Nadiyah Meyliana PutriAffiliation unknown3
Suhadi SuhadiAffiliation unknown3
Bayangsari WedhatamiAffiliation unknown3
Nadhira Madania DimartiAffiliation unknown2
Rasdi RasdiAffiliation unknown2
Adrian HadiputraAffiliation unknown2
Ikram AmrullahAffiliation unknown2
Hibatullah MaajidAffiliation unknown2
Winarsih WinarsihUniversitas Gadjah Mada2
Mutmainah Nur QoiriAffiliation unknown2
Rini FidiyaniAffiliation unknown2
Destika Santi Putri SarfitriAffiliation unknown2
Jamaluddin Jamal MuhsenAffiliation unknown2
Asyaffa Ridzqi AmandhaAffiliation unknown2
Dewi SulistianingsihState University of Semarang2
Mohammad Reza FachruddinAffiliation unknown2
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Nikmatul KasanaAffiliation unknown2
Andry SetiawanAffiliation unknown2
Martitah MartitahAffiliation unknown2
Nizamuddin AliasAffiliation unknown2

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