Rights

The framework is Law No. 13 of 2003 as amended by the Omnibus Job Creation Law (Law No. 6 of 2023) and regulation PP 35 of 2021; a new standalone Manpower Law is due by the end of 2026. Foreign nationals must work on fixed-term (PKWT) contracts and are excluded from statutory severance, so your remedy is whatever your contract provides, not the wider protections Indonesian permanent staff enjoy.

The dispute path is the same whatever your nationality: bipartite negotiation, mediation at the local manpower office (Disnaker), then the Industrial Relations Court, with cassation to the Supreme Court. Foreign workers do win. The real obstacle is enforcement, collecting once an employer stalls or has no seizable assets, not your passport.

Read the contract before you sign, and take advice before you fight. For work-permit and employment questions, consult Okusi Associates.

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