Legal Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers Who Are Victims of Human Trafficking: A State Responsibility Approach
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33019/jph.v2i2.23Keywords:
Legal Protection, Migrant Workers, State Responsibility, TraffickingAbstract
This study examines the legal protection afforded to Indonesian migrant workers who become victims of human trafficking, through the lens of the principle of state responsibility. The research is motivated by a surge in cases involving the illegal recruitment and exploitation of Indonesian nationals in destination countries such as Iraq, Myanmar, and Serbia. Employing a normative-juridical method with a descriptive-analytical approach, the study explores the legal and constitutional duties of the Indonesian state to safeguard its citizens from trafficking practices. The findings reveal that protection obligations derive not only from domestic law but also from international legal commitments. Law No. 18 of 2017 on the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers and Law No. 21 of 2007 on the Eradication of the Crime of Human Trafficking form the core legal framework. The study concludes with recommendations for strengthening oversight mechanisms, enforcing harsher penalties for traffickers, and improving diplomatic measures to ensure the protection of Indonesian nationals abroad.
Downloads
References
Agusmidah, A., Wijayanti, A., & Shalihah, F. (2020). Perlindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia berdasarkan UU No. 18 Tahun 2017. Yayasan Al-Hayat.
Ahmadi Miru. (2011). Hukum perlindungan konsumen. Raja Grafindo Persada.
Aloysius Uwiyono, et al. (2014). Asas-asas hukum perburuhan. Rajawali Pers.
Amanda Graysela Mawikere, Tangkere, I. A., & Voges, S. O. (2024). Perlindungan hukum terhadap pekerja migran Indonesia berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2017. Lex Privatum, 14(1). Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Sam Ratulangi.
Any Suryani, H. (2020). Perlindungan pekerja migran Indonesia. CV. Mataram.
Dian Aji Setiawan, & Ratnawati, E. (2023). Kebijakan penegakan hukum tindak pidana penempatan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI) di luar negeri. Unes Law Review, 5(3), 820. https://doi.org/10.31933/unesrev.v5i3
Dilys M. Hasil. (n.d.). Dalam Lalu Husni, Hukum penempatan TKI. Program Pascasarjana (tanpa keterangan penerbit dan tahun).
Fathiyah Wardah. (2025, February 1). Berada di Tier 2 laporan perdagangan manusia, apa yang sedianya dilakukan Indonesia? VOA Indonesia. https://www.voaindonesia.com/a/berada-di-tier-2-laporan-perdagangan-manusia-apa-yang-sedianya-dilakukan-indonesia-/7163873.html
Humas BP2MI. (2025, March 1). Menteri Karding jemput 2 PMI korban TPPO dijadikan operator judol di Myanmar. BP2MI. https://www.bp2mi.go.id/berita-detail/menteri-karding-jemput-2-pmi-korban-tppo-dijadikan-operator-judol-di-myanmar
Ida Hanifah. (2020). Peran dan tanggung jawab negara dalam perlindungan hukum tenaga kerja Indonesia yang bermasalah di luar negeri. De Laga Lata: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum, 5(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.30596/dll.v5i1.3303
Imam Budilaksono. (2024, January 2). Polri tangkap dua pelaku dugaan TPPO di Banten dan Jabar. ANTARA News. https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3936000/polri-tangkap-dua-pelaku-dugaan-tppo-di-banten-jabar
Iman Soepomo. (1995). Pengantar hukum ketenagakerjaan (Edisi ke-11). Djambatan.
Iman Soepomo. (2016). Hukum perburuhan bidang hubungan kerja (Cet. ke-6). Djambatan.
J. Aruan. (2024). Perlindungan data pribadi ditinjau dari teori perlindungan hukum dan teori perlindungan hak atas privasi. Jurnal Globalisasi Hukum, 1(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.25105/jgh.v1i1.19499
Krisna Pradipta. (2024, January 3). Daftar kasus perdagangan orang 2024. Tempo.co. https://www.tempo.co/infografik/infografik/daftar-kasus-perdagangan-orang-2024-580
Majda El Mujtaj. (n.d.). Hak asasi manusia dalam konstitusi Indonesia. Prenada Media.
Mansour Fakih. (2009). Analisis gender dan transformasi sosial. Pustaka Pelajar.
Moertiono, R. J. (2021). Perjanjian kredit pemilikan rumah dalam perspektif teori perlindungan hukum. All Fields of Science Journal Liaison Academia and Society, 1(3), 257. https://doi.org/10.58939/afosj-las.v1i3.109
Muhammad Iqbal. (2025, February 9). SBMI tangani 344 kasus online scam melibatkan pekerja migran Indonesia sepanjang 2020–2024. Tempo.co. https://www.tempo.co/politik/sbmi-tangani-344-kasus-online-scam-melibatkan-pekerja-migran-indonesia-sepanjang-2020-2024-1202504
Nandang Sambas, & Dian Andriasari. (2019). Kriminologi perspektif hukum pidana. Sinar Grafika.
Nurma Khusna Khanifa. (2022). Pengantar hukum ketenagakerjaan. CV Wonosobo Press.
Peter Mahmud Marzuki. (2007). Penelitian hukum. Kencana.
Rianto Adi. (2012). Sosiologi hukum: Kajian hukum secara sosiologis. Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia.
Rini Irianti Sundary, & Muslikhah, U. (2024). State responsibility in protecting Indonesian migrant workers as fulfillment of human rights. Jurnal Ius Constituendum, 9(3), 428. http://dx.doi.org/10.26623/jic.v9i3.9183
Satjipto Rahardjo. (2014). Ilmu hukum. Citra Aditya Bakti.
Sendjun H. Manulang. (1995). Pokok-pokok hukum ketenagakerjaan di Indonesia (Cet. ke-2). Rineka Cipta.
Soerjono Soekanto, & Sri Mamudji. (2012). Penelitian hukum normatif: Suatu tinjauan singkat (Cet. ke-14). Raja Grafindo Persada.
Trias Palupi Kurnianingrum. (2023). Penguatan perlindungan pekerja migran dari tindak pidana perdagangan orang. Info Singkat: Kajian Terhadap Isu Aktual dan Strategis, 15(11/PUSAKA/JUNI).
Yusuf, M. C., & Riyadi, S. (2023). Reprosystence (report and protection system of human trafficking incidence) as a reporting and protection system related to the phenomena of trafficking in persons for vulnerable areas to actualize good governance. Journal of Law and Border Protection, 5(2), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.52617/jlbp.v5i2.481
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Muhammad Fauzan Najieh, Chepi Ali Firman Zakaria, Dini Dewi Heniarti

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.