‘Feels like a dream’: Indonesia’s domestic workers cheer long-awaited protection law, but concerns linger

Government

Experts and domestic workers say the new law includes several important provisions that could bring change, but also express concern about potential gaps. JAKARTA: Suranti could not hold back her tears when House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani struck the gavel to pass the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), a legal umbrella she had fought for over more than two decades.  After years of lobbying and consultations with both the House of Representatives and the government as well