The Turnkey Project Principle of Ship Workers Protection

Abstract

This study aims to determine the principle of the implementation of the turnkey project in order to protect ship workers in Indonesia. Another goal is to find out about legal protection arrangements for ship workers in the context of labor law in Indonesia. The turnkey project as one of the means in conducting the knowledge transfer model as an Indonesian labor protection facility is one of the objectives of the utilization of foreign workers in Indonesia. The turnkey project aims to enable Indonesian workers to absorb certain information and expertise from foreign workers who have certain professional expertise. This does not mean that the domestic workforce lacks expertise but because of the limited knowledge of the latest technology from the domestic workforce. The research found turnkey project does not provide protection to the workforce on the ship who is an Indonesian citizen. The principle of Turnkey Project implementation actually intends to protect workers who do not have maximum skill in the implementation of duties as a worker on board. In practice, however, the Government of Indonesia have an instrument to guide the implementation of ship manpower protection. This arrangement is through labor-related regulations, Indonesian law number 13 of 2013. The provisions of the internationally regulated general provisions relating to employment on ships are more dominant than those established by the Indonesian government.