Peer-reviewed article
THE PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS FOR CHILD LABOUR ( A CASE STUDY OF CHILD LABOUR AT HORSE STABLE IN CENTRAL ACEH, INDONESIA)
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Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines how educational rights are protected for children engaged in child labour in Central Aceh, Indonesia, focusing on children working at horse stables. The research documents that children in these settings work more than three hours daily for inadequate pay and often cannot attend school properly. The study reviews Indonesia's legal obligations under international conventions and national labour law, and finds that while the government has taken some steps like providing free school fees, stronger protections are needed through local regulations and monitoring.
Key points
- Child labourers at horse stables in Central Aceh work more than 3 hours per day and receive inadequate compensation
- Indonesia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and has national labour law prohibiting child employment with limited exceptions
- The Government of Central Aceh has implemented some measures including routine dissemination activities and free school fees
- Legal protections exist but are not adequately implemented or enforced in practice
- Recommendations include creating a dedicated monitoring body for child labour issues and developing local regulations specific to educational rights for working children
Limitations
This is a case study focused on one specific type of child labour in one region of Indonesia, so findings may not generalise to other forms of child labour or other countries. The document does not provide quantitative data on the scale of the problem or rigorous evaluation of intervention outcomes.
Abstract
ABSTRACT THE PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS FOR CHILD LABOUR ( A CASE STUDY OF CHILD LABOUR AT HORSE STABLE IN CENTRAL ACEH, INDONESIA) Faculty of Law, Syiah Kuala University (iv,50) pp,.bibl,.app. (Dr.M.Ya’kub Aiyub Kadir) Article 28 and 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) set the rights of education and the aim of the education. Indonesia has been ratified this convention through a Presidential Decree No. 36 of 1990. Meanwhile, under article 68 of Law No. 13 of 2003 on Labour, provide the prohibition of the employer from employing the children, with the exception in article 69 regarding the requirements to hire the children. In Central Aceh, it is become a habit for horse owners to hire children, these children work to clean the stable, train horses, and also feed the horses. The child labour commonly work more than 3 (three) hours in a day and did not get paid appropriately by the horse owner. The purpose of this research are to find the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia generally according to International Human Rights Instruments; and the protection of child labour especially in case of Child Labour at Horse Stable in Takengon, Central Aceh. In order to obtain the data, the research use normative empirical approach. This method will describe the legal rules in relation to the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia and to find out the implementation of these rules and cases happened in the field. The result of this research found that the protection of educational rights have been stated in several International Human Rights Instruments; and it is the duty of government along with family toward the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia. The Government of Central Aceh has taken several steps to implement the rights of educational rights as mandated in several law and regulations, such as arranging a routine dissemination and providing free school fee. It is suggested to the Indonesian government to create a monitoring body that focus on Child Labour issue. The government of Central Aceh should make local regulation regarding the educational rights for child labour and add some provisions under the Qanun on Education. The awarenese of the family is important to ensure the children to get a proper education.The employer as well has to understand the legal base to hire the children so it will not interfere the children’s right to get education.