CHILD LABOUR IN INDONESIA CAN IT BE ELIMINATED

Presently, Indonesia has witnessed the high number of child labourers. International Labour Organization (ILO) and Indonesian Statistical Bureau (BPS) reported that the number of child labourer was stood for 1.76 million in 2009. This number remain the same at 1.7 million in 2012. This paper is an attempt to analyse the incidence of child labour, the main causes and the strategies to eliminate child labour. This study found that child labour in Indonesia can be reduced through addressing the main cause of child labour such as poverty, limited access to education services and parental attitudes through indirect and direct intervention. To implement those two approaches, the participation of all child labour stakeholders particularly government, parents, school teacher, parents, labour inspectors, employees and children itself is a must. By participation of those stakeholders the enabling environment supporting child labour elimination will be achieved and in turn reduce and eliminate child labour