LEGAL PROTECTION OF GENDER EQUALITY AGAINST WOMEN IN EMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY IN INDONESIA
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This research aims to find out how the legal protection of women in the work sector in Indonesia. The right to employment in Indonesia has been guaranteed in the Indonesian Constitution and has been regulated in various laws and regulations. The results of this study found that there is still a gap between men and women in the employment sector. In 2023 male workers have a participation rate of 83% while the female labour force participation rate is only 54%, meaning that the labour force participation rate between men and women is still a gap. The Indonesian government has provided legal protection for women workers to get their rights while working through various laws and regulations, while legal protection for women to get a job has no specific rules governing it. Women should be given legal protection to access employment in the form of laws and regulations that specifically regulate the ease for women to access decent work.
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