Volume 02 Issue 01 (2021) Pages 17 of 28 INSPIREE: INDONESIAN SPORT INNOVATION REVIEW ISSN 2746-6965 (Online), 2774-2520 (Print) Journal Homepage: https://inspiree.review/index.php/inspiree © 2021 The Author. This article is licensed CC BY SA 4.0. visit Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. INSPIREE, 02 (01), 2021 l Page 17 of 08 Legal Protection of Fundamental Rights in Indonesian Footballers https://doi.org/10.53905/inspiree.v2i1.28  Giovanni Gianini Sihasale 1abcde , Sri Setyadji 2abcde , Hufron 1abcde 1 Ilmu Hukum, Fakultas Hukum Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya Indonesia. A B S T R A C T A R T I C L E I N F O The purpose of the study. Revealing the legal protection of football players as workers in the football "industry" and as a worker/laborer for a club, so that the Manpower Law can be applied. Materials and methods. This research uses a juridical-normative approach which is expected to provide more understanding to the players in the world of sports, especially in the field of football in Indonesia Results. The fact is that soccer players, as workers or laborers, still have not got the rights they should receive, and also most of them still do not understand or do not really understand the contents of the contracts they have signed. Conclusions. A bright spot where PSSI as the parent of national football has made changes by forming the NDRC where its task is to resolve disputes between players and football clubs. Keywords: legal protection; fundamental rights; football player. Article History: Received: December 08, 2020 Accepted: January 24, 2021 Published: January 27, 2021 PENDAHULUAN Perjanjian kerja sering diistilahkan dengan perjanjian untuk melakukan pekerjaan,dan lazim juga digunakan istilah perjanjian perburuhan. Menurut UU Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 Tentang Ketenagakerjaan yang selanjutnya akan disebutkan sebagai UU Ketenagakerjaan,yang dimaksud dengan perjanjian kerja adalah perjanjian antara pekerja/buruh dengan penguasa atau pemberi kerja yang memuat syarat-syarat kerja, hak, dan kewajiban para pihak. Dalam UU Ketenagakerjaan di pasal 1 ayat 2,yang dimaksud dengan tenaga kerja adalah setiap orang yang mampu melakukan pekerjaan, guna menghasilkan barang dan jasa baik untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sendiri maupun masyarakat. Melihat dari pasal tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemain sepak bola merupakan tenaga kerja di dalam industry sepak bola,dan sebagai tenaga kerja, sudah sewajarnya Undang-Undang Ketenagakerjaan dapat * Corresponding Author: Giovanni Gianini Sihasale, e-mail: giovannisihasale@gmail.com Authors’Contribution: a-Study design; b-Data collection; c-Statistical analysis; d-Manuscript preparation; e-Funds collection.