T The governor has the authority to determine the provincial minimum wage (pmw) as an implementation of law number 13 of 2003 concerning manpower, with the objective of providing legal protection for workers. the determination of the provincial minimum wage is carried out through the provincial wage council mechanism, which includes the survey of decent living needs (dln), the formulation of recommendations, and the issuance of a governor\\\'s decree. this study examines: (1) the mechanism and authority of the governor in determining the provincial minimum wage for 2014 based on law number 13 of 2003 concerning manpower; and (2) the governor\\\'s role in determining the 2014 provincial minimum wage from the perspective of the principle of legal protection for workers. this research employs a descriptive normative legal research method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches, supported by an interview with an industrial relations mediator at the department of manpower, transmigration, and energy of the special capital region of jakarta province. the findings indicate that the mechanism for determining the 2014 provincial minimum wage was implemented in accordance with law number 13 of 2003 concerning manpower and the minister of manpower and transmigration regulation number 7 of 2013 through the stages of the decent living needs survey, recommendations from the provincial wage council, and final determination by the governor. the governor\\\'s authority to determine the provincial minimum wage constitutes attributive authority, the exercise of which remains subject to the limitations imposed by prevailing laws and regulations. furthermore, the governor\\\'s role in determining the 2014 provincial minimum wage reflects an effort to provide legal protection for workers by ensuring legal certainty regarding minimum wages while maintaining a balance between the interests of workers and those of employers.