Jakarta, April 21 -- Indonesian lawmaker emphasized that the ratification of the Bill on the Protection of Domestic Workers (PPRT Bill) must be able to put an end to exploitation.

"This law must be able to break the chain of exploitation, as well as provide respect for human rights and justice for millions of our domestic workers," Habib Syarief, a member of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Legislative Body, said here on Tuesday.

The PPRT Law is expected to become a legal instrument that provides maximum protection for the approximately 4.2 million domestic workers in Indonesia-the majority of whom are women and children.

He said that this group of workers has been the most vulnerable to exploitation, discrimination, and inhumane tr...