Indonesian Perspective on the Protection of the Right to Health for Migrant Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10.2991/assehr.k.211112.054How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Human rights; Right of Health; Migrant Domestic Workers

Abstract

Today, the world faces a COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, a new type of virus from the coronavirus (a group of viruses that infect the respiratory system). Coronavirus infection can cause mild to moderate respiratory infections, such as flu, or infections of the respiratory system and lungs, such as pneumonia and even death. The very high rate of transmission of COVID-19 has caused enormous changes in all areas of life, including labor law and policy. Indonesia is a country that sends migrant domestic workers. Even though it is in a pandemic state, in 2020, Indonesia sent 113,173 people to work abroad. The question raised in this paper is the protection of the right to health for migrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic based on Indonesian regulations is. This research uses normative legal research methods by collecting data from regulation, literature, journal articles, and cases in the migrant domestic sector. This paper aims to get an overview of what efforts have been made by the Indonesian government and provide input for the government to protect the right of health for migrant workers in the domestic sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Arini Azka Muthia
AU  - Nurhani Fithriah
AU  - Dimas Dwi Arso
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
TI  - Indonesian Perspective on the Protection of the Right to Health for Migrant Domestic Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law and Human Rights 2021 (ICLHR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 422
EP  - 429
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211112.054
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211112.054
ID  - Muthia2021
ER  -