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# Labour and migrant-worker protection regulations

Regulation summaries with their legal status and links to the official documents.

## Which pages are in this section?

- [ **BP2MI Regulation 9/2020 on placement-fee exemption has been repealed** BP2MI Regulation 9/2020, which exempted 10 jobs from placement fees, is no longer in force. Since 2025 placement costs fall under P2MI Regulation 17/2025. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/bp2mi-regulation-9-2020-fee-exemption/)
- [ **Government Regulation 35/2021 on fixed-term contracts, outsourcing, hours and dismissal** PP 35/2021 governs fixed-term (PKWT) contracts, outsourcing, working hours, overtime, dismissal and severance. In force, read with Court ruling 168/2023. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/government-regulation-35-2021/)
- [ **Indonesia's Labour Protection Law: approval status and when the official text is due** Indonesia's DPR and Government approved the Labour Protection Law on 6 October 2026. It has no number yet, is not promulgated, and its text is not public. Updated 8 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/labour-protection-law/)
- [ **Law 18/2017 on the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers: what it says** Indonesia's Law 18/2017 sets migrant workers' rights, documents, who may place workers abroad, the ban on charging placement costs, and penalties. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/law-18-2017-migrant-workers/)
- [ **Law 2/2026 on the Protection of Domestic Workers (PRT): what it says** Indonesia Law 2/2026 sets domestic workers' rights, work agreements, hiring via agencies (P3RT), a ban on agency fees and wage cuts, and dispute steps. Updated 8 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/law-2-2026-domestic-workers/)
- [ **Manpower Regulation 6/2016 on the religious holiday allowance (THR)** Manpower Regulation 6/2016 sets who gets THR, how it is calculated, the deadline of 7 days before the holiday, the late fine and sanctions. In force. Updated 8 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/manpower-regulation-6-2016-thr/)
- [ **P2MI Regulation 17/2025: who pays placement costs for Indonesian migrant workers** P2MI Regulation 17/2025 makes the employer pay placement costs by default; any cost charged to the worker must be itemised in the placement agreement. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/p2mi-regulation-17-2025-placement-costs/)
- [ **P2MI Regulation 2/2026: placement steps and documents for Indonesian migrant workers** P2MI Regulation 2/2026 sets the placement steps via KP2MI, a P3MI or an employer: free Sisko P2MI registration, documents, the OPP briefing and departure. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/p2mi-regulation-2-2026-placement-procedure/)
- [ **P2MI Regulation 34/2025: the E-KPMI electronic card for Indonesian migrant workers** P2MI Regulation 34/2025 sets up the E-KPMI: a free electronic card issued via Sisko P2MI that migrant workers must hold, checked by immigration. Updated 7 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/p2mi-regulation-34-2025-e-kpmi/)
- [ **PP 36/2021 on Wages, as amended by PP 51/2023 and PP 49/2025: content and legal status** Indonesia's wage regulation PP 36/2021, amended by PP 51/2023 and PP 49/2025: minimum wage rules, wage structures, fines, deductions and legal status. Updated 8 October 2026](https://kariraman.com/en/regulations/government-regulation-36-2021/)