Jakarta moves t o protect workers

Indonesias parliament has ratified a United Nations ( UN ) convention on the protection of migrant workers in a move that will offer greater rights to millions of Indonesians working abroad. Indonesian had in 2004 signed but not ratified the UNs 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The ratification obliges countries to ensure workers basic human rights, as well as the right to be informed of conditions before taking up employment, and the right to form trade unions.