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

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 Indonesi...

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Main Authors:	Jarvis, Forest, Halim, Daniel, Perova, Elizaveta
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	MIGRATION LABOR MARKET GENDER UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION REMITTANCES CHILD CARE MIGRANT LABOR HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/755481570767778537/Why-do-Indonesian-Men-and-Women-Choose-Undocumented-Migration-Exploring-Gender-Differences-in-Labor-Migration-Patterns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32529

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spelling	okr-10986-325292021-09-16T18:28:50Z Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns Jarvis, Forest Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta MIGRATION LABOR MARKET GENDER UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION REMITTANCES CHILD CARE MIGRANT LABOR HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT GENDER INNOVATION LAB 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. 2019-10-15T17:32:55Z 2019-10-15T17:32:55Z 2019-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/755481570767778537/Why-do-Indonesian-Men-and-Women-Choose-Undocumented-Migration-Exploring-Gender-Differences-in-Labor-Migration-Patterns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32529 English East Asia and Pacific Gender Policy Brief;No. 7 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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topic	MIGRATION LABOR MARKET GENDER UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION REMITTANCES CHILD CARE MIGRANT LABOR HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT GENDER INNOVATION LAB
spellingShingle	MIGRATION LABOR MARKET GENDER UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION REMITTANCES CHILD CARE MIGRANT LABOR HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT GENDER INNOVATION LAB Jarvis, Forest Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
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description	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.
format	Brief
author	Jarvis, Forest Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta
author_facet	Jarvis, Forest Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta
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title	Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
title_short	Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
title_full	Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
title_fullStr	Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
title_full_unstemmed	Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns
title_sort	why do indonesian men and women choose undocumented migration? exploring gender differences in labor migration patterns
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/755481570767778537/Why-do-Indonesian-Men-and-Women-Choose-Undocumented-Migration-Exploring-Gender-Differences-in-Labor-Migration-Patterns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32529
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Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patterns

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