With increasing reports of sexual violence in Indonesia over the
last three years, and the enactment of Law No. 12 of 2022 (the
Sexual Violence Law), which created specific
offences for sexual violence, Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower
saw the need to update their 2011 guidelines on sexual harassment
in the workplace.
The new guidelines were issued last month through Minister of
Manpower Decree No. 88 of 2023 on Guidelines for Preventing and
Handling Sexual Violence in the Workplace (the 2023
Guidelines).
Under the 2023 Guidelines, employers are required, among other
things, to create a task force for preventing and dealing with
sexual violence at work.
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Unlike the 2011 guidelines, which focused on sexual harassment,
the 2023 Guidelines are wider in ambit since they now cover
"sexual violence," in line with the Sexual
Violence Law.
