ISSN: 2686-2379; E-ISSN: 2686-3464 Indonesia “Armed with a refugee ID card, he went to a vaccination service located near the market. But when he showed them his card, they rejected him and said that the vaccine was only for Indonesians, not foreigners."17 c. Legal protection: Stateless children are generally born without being registered and do not have residency documentation to show their legal identities. Therefore, this results in the absence of a legal relationship between the child as a person and the state. As a result of the absence of a legal identity, it is possible for a person not to get the guaranteed protection, legal certainty, and respect for their human rights from the state. This happens because the state does not have a direct legal obligation to stateless children. Without citizenship, a person is almost unable to do much and there is no legal protection from the state, and without proper treatment as a citizen. d. A job when becoming an adult: Stateless children will find it difficult to get a job as an adult because the difficulty of getting access to education deprives them of the skills and education certificates needed for employment. This happens because Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1954 convention on refugees, therefore Indonesia doesn’t have an obligation to provide refugees work and almost all countries that are not parties to the refugee convention do not have regulations on how refugees are given access to employment. The problem is not that it is forbidden to work, but that there are no regulations. On the other hand, countries that have become parties to the conventions have an obligation under the 1954 convention, to ratify the convention into national regulations, allowing them to work in their country.18 e. Access to government programs: Without citizenship status, especially for children, it can be nearly impossible to access government programs. According to Agustina Erni, “If a child is not registered and is not counted as a resident of Indonesia, then he or she cannot access all programs that exist in the 17 JN Joniad. 'Pengungsi Asing Di Indonesia Selama Pandemi: Mereka Menolak Saya Dan Mengatakan Vaksin Hanya Untuk WNI' (BBC News Indonesia, 2021), <https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/indonesia-58068808> accessed 2 April 2023. 18 Victor Maulana. 'Pengungsi Tidak Diperbolehkan Bekerja' (Sindonews, 2019) <https://international.sindonews.com/berita/1418654/40/soal-pengungsi-tidak-diperbolehkan-bekerja-inikata-kemlu> accessed 25 April 2023. 27