Challenges of Implementing Foreign Manpower Policy During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Abstract

Foreign Workers continue to arrive even during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The existence of regulations related to the control of foreign workers is Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Omnibus Law is unable to stem the influx of foreign workers. This condition has given rise to pros and cons in society. This paper discusses the entry of foreign workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic into Indonesia, which undermines the meaning of social justice, because, in the midst of society surviving during the pandemic, the State also sided with the capitalists. The problem is how the policies of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia are reviewed from the Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Omnibus Law in dealing with the entry of foreign workers during the pandemic. In addition, it turns out that the Omnibus Law has submitted a judicial review and a formal review to the Constitutional Court whether it violates the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia or not. Normative legal research is descriptive. The results of the study show that the State, especially the Government of the Republic of Indonesia does not side with the job seekers to fulfill their needs. When the State is needed in the midst of society, there the State also harms the meaning of "social justice" as the spirit of the purpose of the state. The State should be more sensitive to the community by making policies that reflect the meaning of social justice.