Review on legislations, policies and programs for the elimination of child labor in Indonesia

This paper reviews the progress made and existing gaps in legislations, policies, and programs to eliminate WFCL in Indonesia for the past 10 years. A desk review was conducted to examine related papers and documents.

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Indonesia has made significant progress in its national response to eliminate WFCL. During the political reform in 1998-2000 a number of progress were noted. In 1999 the government of Indonesia ratified ILO Convention 138 through Law No. 20 Year 1999 followed by the ratification of ILO Convention 182 through Law No. 1 year 2000. Unfortunately, Law No. 13 year 2003 failed to capture the mandate of both ILO Convention 138 and 182 as this legislation set the minimum age at 13-15 years old and did not explain and provide examples of light works. In addition, this law provides exception when children work in the family business and does not have any provisions for children age 16-17 years old.

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  • Irwanto

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