Juridical review on recruitment of foreign workers

Manpower development is an integral part of national development based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, which is implemented through the development of a reliable Indonesian workers for the realization of a prosperous Indonesian society. Manpower development must be fairly regulated so as to provide comprehensive protection for Indonesian workers. On March 26, 2018 President Jokowi signed the Presidential Regulation No. 20 of 2018 concerning Use of Foreign Workers, this regulation is considered to harm Indonesian workers. This research use a normative method and juridical approach with Theory of Popular Sovereignty by John Locke. Normative legal research is a research that discusses the legal aspect, by conducting library research in terms of comparative law or legal history oriented to the applicable laws and regulations. Based on Theory of Popular Sovereignty, Presidential Regulation 20 of 2018 contradictory to the Manpower Act especially about the Plan of Use of Foreign Workers. Even the regulation does not pay attention to the interests of the people to get a job and only prioritize the entry of investment to Indonesia.