"We push for the DPR (House of Representatives) to ratify or at least deliberate the PPRT Bill," Komnas Perempuan commissioner Veryanto Sitohang said at a media briefing here on Friday.
He explained that based on Komnas Perempuan's yearly records, at least 25 cases involving domestic workers were reported to the commission in the period from 2019 to 2023.
Meanwhile, in 2020, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) found that 15 percent of children trapped in the worst forms of work were child laborers.
"The two latest cases in 2023–2024 showed that the situation of children working as domestic workers is that they do not only experience economic exploitation, but also sexual (exploitation), as well as forms of abuse," Sitohang said.
He emphasized that the ratification of the bill would provide a clear legal basis for employers and workers, allowing them to get social security coverage, which could protect them from exploitation.
Deputy chairperson of Komnas Perempuan, Olivia Chadidjah Salampessy, highlighted that KPAI has been advocating for the ratification of the PPRT Bill by the DPR for 20 years.
"We have handed over the problem inventory list (DIM) to the DPR. Therefore, we are hoping for goodwill from the DPR to follow up, at least to discuss the contents of the DIM," she said.
According to her, national human rights institutions are pushing for the immediate ratification of the PPRT Bill in the remaining DPR term, which will end in two months.
"At every meeting with factions (of the DPR), we always hope that the steps we have taken will be discussed immediately because Komnas Perempuan is concerned with supporting the protection of women from discrimination and violence," she said.
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Translator: Lintang Budiyanti, Raka Adji
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