The rapid advancement of technology has encouraged the emergence of digital-
based jobs such as freelancer gig economy websites, which allow individuals to
work independently, freely and flexibly. Unfortunately, there are still many
freelancers who question their legal relationships with providers and clients
whether they are subject to the KUH Perdata (Indonesian Civil Code) or Labor
Law. The purpose of this research is to analyze how the legal relationship between
the parties involved and then also analyze how legal protection for freelancers if
the payment is not fulfilled. The benefit of this research is to provide an overview of
the legal relationship between freelancers with providers and clients and provide a
reference for freelancers whose payments are not fulfilled. This type of research is
juridical normative by means of literature studies. The result of this research is that
the legal relationship between freelancers with providers and clients in the gig
economy website is born due to certain service agreements in accordance with the
KUH Perdata (Indonesian Civil Code) so that legal protection that can be taken
also refers to the mechanism for resolving default of an agreement.