In an effort to improve operational efficiency and streamline institutional services, universities often collaborate with third-party providers to outsource certain segments of work. While this initiative reduces supervision and training expenses, Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) remains firmly committed to ensuring that outsourced workers receive equivalent rights, fair wages, and robust protections in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8): Decent Work and Economic Growth.
As an educational institution, UNNES serves as a role model for responsible employment practices. The university strictly regulates the use of outsourced labor through Rector Regulation Number 123 of 2024 on Guidelines for the Implementation of Outsourced Workers in Universitas Negeri Semarang.
Crucially, this regulation is not limited to transitional periods but serves as a permanent, universally applied institutional policy. It explicitly guarantees that outsourced workers hold equivalent rights to regular university employees in fundamental employment aspects. According to the specific provisions within the regulation these guaranteed rights include standard regional wages (UMK), standardized working hours, appropriate paid leave, occupational safety protections, and full coverage of health and employment social security (BPJS Kesehatan and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan).
Furthermore, Rector Regulation No. 123 of 2024 explicitly outlines the responsibilities of third-party vendors. The university strictly mandates that any vendor partnering with UNNES must legally guarantee these equivalent rights and ensure that there is no reduction in income or benefits for outsourced workers under any circumstances. To enforce this, UNNES incorporates these stipulations into binding third-party contracts and utilizes its institutional oversight mechanisms—led by the Vice Rector for Planning, General Affairs, Human Resources, and Finance—to actively monitor vendor compliance and hold them accountable for their workers’ welfare.
The Vice Rector affirmed that cooperation with third parties in providing outsourced labor is heavily regulated and continuously monitored to maintain and elevate the welfare of outsourced employees. This commitment is essential, as ensuring workplace comfort, legal protection, and equitable treatment for all workers directly contributes to better institutional services for students and the broader academic community.
Institutional Policies and Supporting Evidence
This commitment is formally supported by UNNES Rector Regulation Number 123 of 2024. The regulation explicitly outlines the guarantee of equivalent rights for outsourced workers, specifies the labor rights protected (including wages, leave, and insurance), and establishes the university’s oversight mechanisms to ensure third-party vendors comply with fair employment standards without reducing employee benefits.
