There is no specific information related to employment condition and safeguarding concerns of informal workers for dementia-specific care in Indonesia. However, there are several protective measures for informal care workers in Indonesia, especially for domestic helpers. By rule of Ministry of Labour No. 2/2015, referring to International Labour Organisation Convention No.189, domestic workers are stated to have the rights for a safe working condition (Wu, 2014). The rule details sanctions against agencies that provide domestic worker services and exploited this relationship. However, domestic workers are considered by law as “entrepreneur” and, thus, they are not given the same protection that other types of lower-paid employments receive (e.g., factory workers). There is no regulation on rights related to minimum wage, working hours and rest times, leave allowances, communication rights, and written employment contracts.

References:

Wu, T. (2014). The Asian Family, the State and Care for Urban Older Adults: A Comparison of Singapore, China, and Indonesia. July.