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Indonesia as a state of law, which is based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution

of the Republic of Indonesia, has a goal to improve welfare for its people wherever

they are. Therefore, it is the duty of the State to protect its citizens who work both

formally and who work informally, both those who work domestically and those who

work abroad. Law No. 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant

Workers who replaced Law No. 39 of 2004 concerning the Placement and Protection

of Indonesian Migrant Workers is a form of general protection for all Indonesian

workers who work overseas or who are known as Workers Migrants, including sailors

and seafarers. However, the form of protection against seafarers of Indonesian crew

is felt to be inadequate, considering that there are still many sailors of Indonesian

ship crew whose rights are differentiated compared to seafarers from other countries.

The main problem in this paper is to analyze legal policies in the protection of

Indonesian seafarers working overseas. By using normative juridical and sociological

juridical method, this study shows for Indonesian seafarers, both at home and abroad

are entitled to legal protection in accordance with the nature of their work without

exception. This legal protection begins with an agreement between the seafarer and

the employer as stated in the sea labor agreement.

Keywords: policy, legal protection, seafarers, migrant workers.