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Indonesia: Jala PRT submitted 5000 signatures on the Domestic Workers Day

Indonesia: Jala PRT submitted 5000 signatures on the Domestic Workers Day

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by IDWFED published Feb 15, 2012 12:00 AM
On February 15, the Domestic Workers Day in Indonesia, Jala PRT, network of domestic workers organizations in the country, supported by the trade unions and other allies, submitted 5,000 signatures to the Indonesian Government and members of parliament , to support their demand that the Government enact the Domestic Workers Bill and ratify C189 as soon as possible in order to improve the rights and conditions of domestic workers in the country.
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  • On February 15, the Domestic Workers Day in Indonesia, Jala PRT, network of domestic workers organizations in the country, supported by the trade unions and other allies, submitted 5,000 signatures to the Indonesian Government and members of parliament , to support their demand that the Government enact the Domestic Workers Bill and ratify C189 as soon as possible in order to improve the rights and conditions of domestic workers in the country.
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On February 15, the Domestic Workers Day in Indonesia, Jala PRT, network of domestic workers organizations in the country, supported by the trade unions and other allies, submitted 5,000 signatures to the Indonesian Government and members of parliament, to support their demand that the Government enact the Domestic Workers Bill and ratify C189 as soon as possible in order to improve the rights and conditions of domestic workers in the country. The IDWN has mobilized support among domestic workers organizations globally and collected signatures from amongst its members and supporters.

2012-2-15 Indonesia: Domestic Workers Day

In Indonesia, hundreds of domestic workers in four major cities of Indonesia took to the streets demanding decent wages and protection for domestic workers. The workers said that their living and working condition are still inadequate and they often experience rights violations, being paid extremely low wages, are vulnerable to exploitation, and have no protection. According to Jala-PRT, the Indonesian domestic workers advocacy network, there are now up to 10 million domestic workers in the country. The action took place in the capital Jakarta, Semarang (Central Java), Yogyakarta (Special Province), and Surabaya (East Java).

Domestic Workers Day in Indonesia

In Surabaya, tens of workers wash the laundry in front of the governor office, made the streets around the office muddy rain. Workers said that they wash and clean ‘the country’s dirty’ as the government has been reluctant to protect domestic workers. In Yogyakarta, scores of demonstrators from the Yogyakarta Domestic Worker Protection Network (JPPRT) took to the streets demanding decent wages and protection for domestic workers. They urged government to ratify the ILO Convention 189. In Yogyakarta alone there are more than 36,000 domestic workers.

Meanwhile in Semarang, tens of domestic workers march from Pahlawan Street to governor office, demanding for protection of domestic workers. The group affiliated with JALA PRT brought along broom, dustbin, and other household equipments with them. The chair of Semarang-based Organisasi Pekerja Rumah Tangga (OPERATA, Domestic Workers Organisation) Nur Khasanah, said that workers demanded proper treatment, as there have been cases of violence and torture over domestic workers. More than ten civil society organizations from the city took part in the demonstration.

2012-2-15 Indonesia: Domestic Workers Day

Campaign day in Jakarta

In Jakarta, celebrating the Domestic Workers Day, the Action Committee for Domestic Workers took a demonstration in front of State Palace urging the government to ratify the ILO Convention 189. In the demonstration, more than 50 domestic workers affiliated with the Action Committee for Domestic Workers and the National Network for Domestic Workers’ Advocacy took a giant napkin (10×10 meter sizes) with their demands written. They also brought giant iron and duster, symbolizing the household equipments for domestic work. The coordinator of the action, Lita Anggraini, said that “domestic workers demanded regulation and protection; we are suffering from rights violations, and we are demanding the recognition of domestic work as similar as other works in formal sector.”

Indonesian government has been urged to ratify the ILO Convention 189, and the House of Representatives has also been urged to take concrete steps toward protecting domestic workers in the country by enacting a domestic workers protection law in 2012. The ongoing failure to enact the law – which has been on the legislative agenda since 2010 – left millions of domestic workers in Indonesia, the vast majority of whom are female, vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

2012-2-15 Indonesia: Domestic Workers Day

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