Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns

• Tác giả: Forest Jarvis
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 572.3 General topics of biochemistry
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 326689
• Chủ đề: 1. GENDER; 2. LABOR MARKET; 3. MIGRATION; 4. REMITTANCES; 5. UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION

Tóm tắt

Migrant workers are a key part of Indonesia's economy. The equivalent of almost 7 percent of Indonesia's labor force, an estimated 9 million people, work overseas and in 2016, over IDR 159 trillion (US dollar 11.2 billion) was sent back to Indonesia in the form of remittances. However, undocumented migration increases risk and lowers returns to working abroad. Data from the Indonesia Safe Migration Survey (2018) shows that few migrant workers know the requirements to migrate as documented migrant. Moreover, the risks of undocumented migration appear higher for women with time constraints.