The Hoarding of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Does it Break The Consumer Rights?
Andi Kurniawati1, Marwah2, , Amaliyah3, A. Suci Wahyuni4, Mushawwir Arsyad5

1Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
2Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
3Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
4Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
5PT Pelindo 4 (Persero), Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

The hoarding of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) carried out by several individuals during the Covid 19 pandemic is one of the serious problems being faced in Indonesia. This issue has received enthusiastic discussion in legal studies, especially in consumer protection law studies. As a result of this hoarding, Personal Protective Equipment becomes scarce. In addition, this scarcity has caused the price of PPE to rise drastically, making a difficulty for people to get it. Even though PPE is one of the items that is really needed during the Covid 19 pandemic. This article discusses the hoarding of personal protective equipment through legal perspective, especially consumer protection law. This article uses a normative approach that uses the Consumer Protection Law (UUPK) as its legal instrument. This study shows that the hoarding of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) breaks some consumer rights regulated in the UUPK. However, UUPK seems insufficient to provide clear sanctions for those that have been proven, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Keywords: Pandemic Covid 19- PPE- Consumer Rights

Topic: Trade and Business