ABSTRACT THE PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS FOR CHILD LABOUR ( A CASE STUDY OF CHILD LABOUR AT HORSE STABLE IN CENTRAL ACEH, INDONESIA) Faculty of Law, Syiah Kuala University (iv,50) pp,.bibl,.app. (Dr.M.Ya’kub Aiyub Kadir) Article 28 and 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) set the rights of education and the aim of the education. Indonesia has been ratified this convention through a Presidential Decree No. 36 of 1990. Meanwhile, under article 68 of Law No. 13 of 2003 on Labour, provide the prohibition of the employer from employing the children, with the exception in article 69 regarding the requirements to hire the children. In Central Aceh, it is become a habit for horse owners to hire children, these children work to clean the stable, train horses, and also feed the horses. The child labour commonly work more than 3 (three) hours in a day and did not get paid appropriately by the horse owner. The purpose of this research are to find the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia generally according to International Human Rights Instruments; and the protection of child labour especially in case of Child Labour at Horse Stable in Takengon, Central Aceh. In order to obtain the data, the research use normative empirical approach. This method will describe the legal rules in relation to the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia and to find out the implementation of these rules and cases happened in the field. The result of this research found that the protection of educational rights have been stated in several International Human Rights Instruments; and it is the duty of government along with family toward the protection of educational rights for child labour in Indonesia. The Government of Central Aceh has taken several steps to implement the rights of educational rights as mandated in several law and regulations, such as arranging a routine dissemination and providing free school fee. It is suggested to the Indonesian government to create a monitoring body that focus on Child Labour issue. The government of Central Aceh should make local regulation regarding the educational rights for child labour and add some provisions under the Qanun on Education. The awarenese of the family is important to ensure the children to get a proper education.The employer as well has to understand the legal base to hire the children so it will not interfere the children’s right to get education.