POLITIK HUKUM PENGENDALIAN TENAGA KERJA ASING YANG BEKERJA DI INDONESIA

The inception of the regulation No. 6 year concerning immigration 2011 and No. 13 year 2003 and regarding the employment has had a huge impact in the political direction of the law controlling foreign workers who works in Indonesia. The controlling system of foreign workers who work in Indonesia aims to protect the rights of Indonesian citizens from losing their jobs because of the high number of foreign workers who come to work in Indonesia. As the implementation of an Article 27 paragraph 2 of the national constitution in 1945 specifies where every citizen of Indonesia has the right to work and a decent subsistence for humanity. As the state which constituted by the law, Indonesia has a responsibility to protect the rights of its citizens in accordance with Article number 28, paragraph 4 where the protection, promotion, enforcement and fulfillment of human rights is the responsibility of the state, especially in this case is the responsibility of the government. The utilization of foreign labor in Indonesia should be limited in number and areas that can be occupied by the foreign labor. The Labor law and regulation limit the positions that can be occupied by the foreign labor. The positions which are prohibited (closed list) should be considered by the employer before filing the utilization of foreign labor. Apart from having to comply with the provisions regarding the positions, the employer should also pay attention to the standards of an applicable competency.