Jakarta-based rights group Migrant Care and a union representing Indonesian migrant workers have applied to intervene in a legal challenge against the republic's law on the protection of its citizens employed overseas.

When contacted, Migrant Care country representative in Malaysia Alex Ong (above) confirmed that their application was filed at the constitutional court in Jakarta this morning.

In an earlier statement, the two groups said the challenge filed by Indonesia's Private Manpower Agencies Association at the constitutional court last November will effectively weaken protection of migrant workers....