Practices and implications of outsourcing on employees: An Indonesian socio-legal perspective [Amalan dan Implikasi Penyumberan Luar ke atas Pekerja: Perspektif Sosio-Perundangan Indonesia]

Enterprises commonly outsource their operations especially those related to the hiring of employees. outsourcing is useful as companies need not bear the financial costs associated with meeting their human resource requirements especially over the long term. this paper aims to analyse outsourcing activities and their legal implications especially on workers in indonesia. the methodology used is socio-legal analysis with reference to legal texts and cases as well as interviews with selected respondents. the findings show that outsourcing operations by employers or companies have contributed to violations of workers rights in indonesia. © 2017 penerbit universiti kebangsaan malaysia. all rights reserved.