The Dynamics of the World of Work for People with Disabilities in Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. People with disabilities are prone to marginalization socially, including in the world of work. In fact, working aims to gain income to meet basic needs such as clothing, food, and housing independently. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate further how people with disabilities work. This study aims to find out how the dynamics of disability in Indonesia in the world of work. The research method used is narrative literature review by utilizing secondary data such as journal articles, books and mass media. This study found that one of the contents of Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities is that there is an obligation to employ persons with disabilities at least 2% for government agencies and 1% for private companies from the total number of existing employees. Unfortunately, 79.04% of disabilities actually work independently without the auspices of government agencies or private companies due to the administrative procedures are quite complicated, so people with disabilities prefer to work independently. The absence of sanctions for agencies that do not carry out this obligation is also another factor. Fortunately, the government and non-governmental organizations often empower people with disabilities such as training programs on certain skills so that they can earn income by utilizing these skills. However, in the end they become independent workers instead of working under the auspices of government and private agencies because there is no distribution of workers in the program. Therefore, it is clear that (1) regulations regarding employment for people with disabilities in Indonesia have not been implemented optimally (2) the government and non-governmental organizations overcome this by conducting empowerment programs for persons with disabilities and (3) the empowerment program needs to be integrated with the labor market because so far, people with disabilities who have been trained prefer to become independent workers.