Abstract

Home industries in Indonesia operate in various sectors, but the most promising and lucrative small and medium-sized businesses are in the fashion and clothing sector, as well as the culinary or food industry sector. This research aims to examine the legal protection of labor rights in home industries in Indonesia, how the tempe home industry in Sumber, Cirebon Regency, fulfills the rights of its workers, and how the protection of labor rights in the tempe home industry in Sumber, Cirebon Regency, is reviewed under Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data collected through interviews, observations, and analyzed using descriptive analysis methods. The results of this research indicate that home industry workers sometimes do not know their rights as employees. In essence, every worker in the home industry is similar to workers in factories or other industries, where they have the same rights as employees, and there is no difference in the rights provided by Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation. Home industry workers are vulnerable to violations of their rights, which should be fulfilled by business operators.