Legal Literacy - This article discusses 6 facts about train porters in Indonesia. What are the facts? Let's look at the following explanation!

Written by: Framulia Aura Salwanea(Student of the Faculty of Law, Gadjah Mada University)

1. What is a Train Porter?

A worker who provides baggage transport services, or more commonly known to the public as a Porter, is someone who is authorized by the company, namely PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), to provide passenger baggage transport services in the railway station environment https://recruitment.kai.id/lowongan

Porters work in the railway station environment wearing uniforms complete with their respective names and identity numbers with PORTER written on them, along with the name of the company PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero).

2. Train Porter's Duties

The duty of porters at railway stations is not only to provide passenger baggage transport services, but also as officers who provide services to train passengers by providing information regarding train departures and facilities at the railway station, as well as paying respects to departing trains with other employees.

The existence of porter workers at every station, which has been going on for many years, is very helpful for passengers who need baggage transport services.

3. Train Porter's Wages

Regarding wages, porters' wages only come from passengers direct service users and the rates are voluntary according to the giving of each person who pays for their services. Porters do not receive monthly wages from the station or PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero).

The status of the legal relationship between porter workers and the station affects the rights of porters as workers, one of which is related to wages.

A relationship law is classified as an employment relationship if the elements in the employment agreement are fulfilled. However, it is known that there is no written work agreement that regulates the elements of work, wages, and authority between the company, namely PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or the station with the porters.

If the relationship law between workers and the company is an employment relationship, then the company is responsible for the right to workers' wages, but if the legal relationship is not an employment relationship, then the right to wages is the responsibility of the workers themselves.

5. Not Paid by PT KAI (Persero)

Porters are there to work in the station environment because porter services are needed by passengers. Porters do not receive a basic salary from PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) because there is no employment relationship between porters and PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or the railway station.

PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) only provides permission to work in the station environment and provides supervision so that work in the railway station environment remains orderly and organized.

6. Porter Recruitment

Regarding the porter recruitment process, it is fully delegated to the porter coordinator. PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) does not conduct worker procurement or recruitment for porters. Thus, the status of the legal relationship of porters at the railway station is not an employment relationship, so the status of porters at the station is that of a freelancer.

*This article is the personal opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the editors Legal Literacy Indonesia.