Manpower Protection Law Enacted: Key Changes from the Draft on Wages, Leave, Outsourcing and Platform Work

Indonesia’s President, with the joint approval of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat/DPR), has enacted Law No. 27 of 2026 on Manpower Protection (“Law 27/2026”), following up on the Decision of the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi – “MK”) No. 168/PUU-XXI/2023 (“Decision 168/2023”), which considered that lawmakers should reorganise manpower provisions in a standalone law.[1] Upon entering into force, Law 27/2026 simultaneously repealed and replaced the following legal frameworks:[2]