COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM TOWARS MIGRANT WORKERS REGULATION IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

TONDI EDWARD SAMUEL DAMANIK (B011191225), thesis titled “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM TOWARDS MIGRANT WORKERS REGULATIONS IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA” (Under the supervision from Iin Karita Sakharina, as main supervisor and Birkah Latif as co-supervisor) This study aims to determine the provisions in international law regarding the protection of the rights of migrant workers abroad, specifically migrant workers from Indonesia and Malaysia. Seeing that the rights of migrant workers are sometimes not fulfilled, they are often exploited and mistreated, it is important to look at the implementation of international law and regulations from each country. This study uses normative research using statute approach and comparative approach. The types and sources of legal materials that used in this study are primary and secondary legal materials. The method used to collect those legal materials is by using literarute research method then analysed by using descriptive method. The results of this study are 1) International law regulates the protection of migrant workers and has issued several regulations related to it. 2) Indonesia and Malaysia have made bilateral agreements related to migrant workers.