There is nothing out of the ordinary with outsourcing. Corporations throughout the world have long made use of it. But in Indonesia, outsourcing is often used as a way to exploit workers. The outsourcing systema type of work contractis an example of the ramshackle state of the manpower system in Indonesia.

The Constitutional Court deserves appreciation for trying to improve the system. It granted the appeal of Didik Supriadji, chairman of the Gene