Abstract :
In this study, the researcher uses the title Legal Protection for Child Labor in Indonesia in the
Perspective of Criminal Law, by bringing up the following matters:
First, how are the legal regulations of companies in Indonesia against child labor? Second, how is
the criminal liability of companies that employ minors?
The method of research used in this study are statute approach and conceptual approach.
Based on the results of this study, the researcher obtained that companies that are still employing
children who are not yet 18 (eighteen) years old and without a guardian's certificate will be subject
to criminal sanctions in accordance with Article 185 Paragraph (1) of Law No. 13 of 2003
concerning Manpower, and corporations or parties that employ children and involve children in
the worst form of work, will be subject to criminal sanctions in accordance with Article 183
Paragraph (1) of Law No. 13 of 2003 on Manpower.
Keywords: legal protection, child labor, criminal responsibility