Jurnal Perempuan
Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017): Local and Migrant Domestic Workers

Discrimination, Violence and Disregard of Right: Status of Domestic Workers in the Absence of Legal Protection for Domestic Workers

Anita Dhewy (Jurnal Perempuan)

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Publish Date
30 Aug 2017

Abstract

This paper focuses on the experience of domestic workers who experience violence, discrimination and neglect of rights committed by employers as well as management of apartments where domestic workers work. From the data of six domestic workers withdiverse backgrounds who were interviewed in depth, it can be revealed that every domestic worker has experienced violence during work. There are forms of violence that can be easily recognized as violence, but there is also some discrimination and violence that are not viewed as violence or are considered fairness. This type of discrimination and violence is usually associated with inappropriate work situations. The vulnerability situation faced by domestic workers because of the scope of their work in this private domain is an implication of the absence of laws protecting domestic workers in carrying out their work. Therefore, the existence of law as an umbrella law of domestic workers protection as well as other workers becomes a fundamental requirement.

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Jurnal Perempuan
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ifj

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JYP Press

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Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Jurnal Perempuan is a quarterly interdisciplinary publication in the English language and Bahasa Indonesia circulating original ideas in gender studies. JP invites critical reflection on the theory and practice of feminism in the social, political, and economic contexts of the Indonesian society. We ...