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Challenges in Ratifying ILO Convention C188 for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Fishers: Case Study on Riau Islands Province

Authors
Suko Suharnata1, *
1Master of Laws, Batam International University, Batam, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: suko@uib.ac.id
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Suko Suharnata
Available Online 17 February 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-208-8_30How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Convention C188; Human Rights; Indonesia; International Labour Organization; Ratification
Abstract

Indonesia is a marine-archipelago country, with the maritime industry being one of the country’s biggest strengths. The fishing industry is one of the most significant contributors to the country’s marine economy and to improving the Indonesian people’s livelihood. Most Indonesians work as fishers in domestic and foreign vessels, inside and beyond the Indonesian territory. In the last few years, cases of violations of the human rights of Indonesian fishers started to emerge, namely the case of human rights breach of Indonesian fishers aboard the Chinese-flagged vessel Long Xing 629. The lack of Indonesian legal framework and authority is believed to influence these fishers’ endless cases of human rights abuse. Hence, many stakeholders call for the Indonesian government to complement the existing legal framework by ratifying ILO Convention C188. However, disputes amongst governmental bodies and ambiguous systems hinder the ratification process. This article examines Indonesia’s current legal safeguards for Indonesian fishers working on foreign vessels. This article also explores the advantages and benefits of Indonesia’s ratification of Convention C188. This normative legal research utilized the statute approach, which analyzes several laws on marine human resources to develop a new opinion, to address the legal issue. This article finds that the Indonesian government has utilized several domestic and foreign legal frameworks to tackle the human rights issue experienced by Indonesian fishers and also seeks to ratify the C188 Convention and enhance the level of human rights in general.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Seminar on Border Region (INTSOB 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
17 February 2024
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978-2-38476-208-8
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2352-5398
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