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...
Main Authors: | Jarvis, Forest, Halim, Daniel, Perova, Elizaveta |
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Format: | Brief |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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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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