Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers in Iraq in the Perspective of International Law

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10.2991/assehr.k.211227.041How to use a DOI?

Keywords

migrant workers; legal protection; Indonesia; Iraq

Abstract

Migrant workers who labor overseas, as contributors to the State’ stock exchange, require protection from both international law and their own State. Despite the fact migrant workers are protected by international law, there are still countless situations involving migrant workers, such as the case of Indonesian migrant workers in Iraq. Recently, seven female workers in Iraq were detained in the basement. In addition, the other nine workers are imprisoned in Erbil. Therefore, the paper aims to analyse the protection of migrant workers from the perspective of international law in regard to such cases. The study employs secondary data in the form of primary and secondary legal texts to conduct normative legal research. The findings show there have been violations of the 1990 Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, as well as the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Given that Iraq is not a signatory to the 1990 Migrant Workers Convention, the only settlement that Indonesia may pursue in such situations is through diplomatic measures against Iraq.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yordan Gunawan
AU  - Dwilani Irrynta
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/29
TI  - Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers in Iraq in the Perspective of International Law
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation Track Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICSIHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 262
EP  - 270
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211227.041
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211227.041
ID  - Gunawan2021
ER  -