The Growth of Platform Work as Precarious Work that Threatens Indonesia’s Target to Meet Decent Work as Formulated in Goal 8 of SDGs

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 940; no. 1; pp. 12057 - 12061
• Main Authors: Silaban, R, Widiawaty, D, Basir, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Descriptive research; Employment; Qualitative analysis; Indonesia
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/940/1/012057
• ISSN: 1755-1307

Abstract This article discusses the implications of the emergence of platform work as a form of precarious work that threatens Indonesia’s target to meet Goal 8 of SDGs. Despite the work platform providing employment opportunities to many workers, most work in the non-standard employment (NSE) category. This means that they work precariously due to insufficient work protection, which may lead to severe consequences to decent work and productive work as critical elements of Goal 8 of SDGs. This research aims to assess the implementation gap Indonesia faces in realizing the roadmap of Goal 8 of SDGs. Using the qualitative descriptive research method, the authors analyzed and explained the challenges through comparative data study from 2016 to the year 2020, with emphasis on four main area indicators of Goal 8 of SDGs. We concluded that promoting precarious work in Indonesia might hinder the implementation of the 8 th goal of SDGs on decent work. We offer some policy alternatives to mitigate the challenges by underlining the importance of new regulations to extend job protection to all workers regardless of the employment relationship.