Protection of workers' rights becomes a crucial issue when corporate assets are confiscated by the state due to Corruption and Money Laundering (TPPU). This condition creates a jurisdictional conflict because the preferred creditor mechanism in labor law (Article 95 paragraph (4) of the Labor Law) cannot be applied to assets that are under criminal confiscation status. This difference in legal regimes creates a normative vacuum (rechtsvacuüm) which results in workers losing their legal position and economic rights, as reflected in the case of PT Duta Palma Group. This study uses a normative method to analyze legal accountability and formulate a mechanism to guarantee the fulfillment of workers' rights. The results of the study indicate that effective protection can only be realized through three main mechanisms: (1) A Joint Procedural Mechanism in the form of Mediation followed by Arbitration to produce a final and binding determination of the amount of workers' rights; (2) An Administrative Mechanism through the Attorney General's Office policy (Perja) which requires the recognition and provision of funds based on the results of arbitration decisions; and (3) Legislative mechanisms in the form of cross-sectoral legal reconstruction to clarify the priority of paying workers' rights over state-seized assets. This approach functions as an instrument of efficiency, the realization of restorative, corrective, and rehabilitative justice, and guarantees legal certainty and the protection of workers' human rights.
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