This study aims to compare human slavery in Indonesia and South Africa during Dutch
colonialism. The Dutch experienced human slavery in the two colonized countries for quite a
long time. This study looks to both traditional and modern models of human slavery. The
authors compare human slavery in Indonesia with Slavery in South Africa, where both types
of slavery were both carried out by the Dutch (colonialists), using the Forced Labor Model
(Rodi) in Indonesia and the Slavery and Forced Labor Model in South Africa. The Petit
concept inspires the author that slavery is essentially characterized by domination, not by
actual interference: even if the slave's master proves entirely benign and permissive, he or she
continues to dominate the slave. These models are consistent with the Dutch way of practicing
slavery both in Indonesia and in South Africa. Following the two experiences in these two
countries, the author discusses the international community's efforts by analyzing human
rights legal instruments. This section emphasizes the need for greater international attention
so that human slavery does not happen again.
Keywords: Human slavery, Indonesia; South Africa; Dutch colonizatio
