Challenges Facing Education in the 21st Century of Labor Law

Abstract

Labor law is a functional law, having private and public character. This is generally not the basis of labor law curriculum. Not all faculty of law put labor law as a compulsory subject. A gap between the lecture material to address the needs of a dynamic labor problem in the 21st century. This study aims to analyze the lecture material in Indonesian labor laws to the needs of the global community. The research method is a normative juridical approach with statute and the conceptual approach. The results are the first, the lecture material labor laws in Indonesia are still oriented the local, limited to the provisions of labor legislation in force in Indonesia. Second, there are inconsistencies between the Indonesian labor laws with ILO conventions contents, legal theory and philosophy of law. Third, as a mistaken understanding of the basic curriculum labor laws resulted in law school graduates have difficulty in overcoming the problems of international labor. Recommendations are expected labor law courses as a compulsory subject for all Faculty of law in Indonesia with a minimum of 4 credits semester. Revision of labor laws with learning materials based on ILO Conventions, the further study of Indonesian labor laws based on ILO philosophy of law.