Protection of Women Migrant Workers from Exploitation and Trafficking

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10.2991/978-2-38476-164-7_75How to use a DOI?

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Protection Law; Women Migrant Workers; Trafficking

Abstract

Article 27 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution states that “Every citizen has the right to work and a life worthy of humanity”. Human Rights (HAM) are two words that are difficult to separate. As is the case with female migrant workers from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) who are victims of human trafficking. Lack of job opportunities and cultural traditions of migration make women tend to look for jobs abroad for a better life without having awareness of their migrant rights. The problems in this study are that female migrant workers are vulnerable to illegal recruitment, discrimination, human trafficking, long working hours, low wages, extortion, violence and sexual harassment as well as the rights of female migrant workers. The practice of recruiting women migrant workers and the difficulty of access to accurate information result in low awareness of the legal rights, risks and protections that exist. Work in the household sector is one of the jobs filled by female migrant workers by becoming domestic workers. Another sector where women migrant workers work is the commercial sex industry, where women are forced and trapped to become sex workers. These two sectors are closed, unmonitored, and difficult to supervise work environments. As a result, women migrant workers in this sector are vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation and violence. They are enslaved by citizens of other countries, because their countries are unable to protect them. So it is necessary to protect women migrant workers from exploitation and trafficking.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Oci Senjaya
AU  - Imam Budi Santoso
AU  - M. Reza Pahlevi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/21
TI  - Protection of Women Migrant Workers from Exploitation and Trafficking
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law, Governance, and Social Justice (ICoLGaS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 820
EP  - 827
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-164-7_75
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-164-7_75
ID  - Senjaya2023
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