Control of Foreign Labor in Indonesia

Abstract

The presence of foreign investment income and capital investment in the country has allowed the inclusion or use of foreign citizen labor entrants. The influx of foreign labor beginning with Indonesia which became part of the community like the WTO (World Trade Organization), the AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) and the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) which gives great opportunities for entry of foreign labor to Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to know the rules governing about controlling the influx of foreign labor in Indonesia and discover the extent to which the control is done by the Government in order to protect the workforce Indonesia itself. This Research used methods used the method of juridical normative approach which is equipped with search data through interviews with stakeholders or experts in the field of employment, officials at the Department of employment, and data have been analyzed with qualitatively analysis. As a summary of this research, Indonesian government has made various regulations in limiting the number of foreign labor and protect labor Indonesia, among others. Restrictions and controls carried out by the Government against foreign labor is an important element to use manpower, good labor foreign and local labor employment, such government control against foreign labor should be reinforced, including by closing certain offices for foreign worker and provide it staffs are specific to Indonesia.