The Malaysia-Indonesia Remittance Corridor : Making Formal Transfers the Best Option for Women and Undocumented Migrants

The corridor between Malaysia and Indonesia is the second largest remittance outflow for Malaysia and the largest remittance inflow for Indonesia. In the East Asia and Pacific Region, Indonesia is the second largest supplier of labor migration with...

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Main Authors:	Hernández-Coss, Raúl, Brown, Gillian, Buchori, Chitrawati, Endo, Isaku, Todoroki, Emiko, Naovalitha, Tita, Noor, Wameek, Mar, Cynthia
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ANTI-TERRORISM AVERAGE REMITTANCE AVERAGE TRANSFER BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENT STATISTICS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS BANK ACCOUNTS BANK FINANCING BANKING SERVICES BANKS BORDER TRANSFERS CHOICES OF CHANNELS CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES COSTS OF TRANSFERS COUNTRY OF DESTINATION COURIER SERVICES DEPOSIT INSURANCE DESTINATION COUNTRY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF REMITTANCES DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT DISSEMINATION DISTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC TRENDS ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE MIGRANTS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOW OF MIGRANTS FLOWS OF REMITTANCES FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUREAUS FOREIGN WORKERS FORMAL TRANSFER SYSTEMS GLOBAL REMITTANCE GLOBAL REMITTANCES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CARE HIGH LEVELS OF REMITTANCES HOME AFFAIRS HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN RIGHTS IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ILLEGAL MIGRANTS ILLEGAL MIGRATION IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION STATUS IMPACT OF REMITTANCES IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL CHANNELS INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL FLOWS INFORMAL REMITTANCE INFORMAL REMITTANCES INFORMAL TRANSFER INFORMAL TRANSFERS INFORMED CHOICES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INVESTMENT OF REMITTANCES ISSUE OF GENDER JOB-SEEKERS LABOR FORCE LABOR SHORTAGES LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL STATUS LIVING CONDITIONS LOAN REPAYMENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANT WORKER MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MIGRATION DATA MIGRATION PROCESS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MONEY REMITTANCES MONEY TRANSFER MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS MONEY TRANSFERS MOTHER NUMBER OF MIGRANTS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OVERSEAS MIGRANTS POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL CHANGE POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCIES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE RECIPIENT COUNTRIES RECIPIENT COUNTRY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE AMOUNT REMITTANCE CHANNELS REMITTANCE CORRIDOR REMITTANCE CORRIDORS REMITTANCE DATA REMITTANCE DISTRIBUTION REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCE MARKET REMITTANCE OUTFLOWS REMITTANCE PROCESS REMITTANCE SENDERS REMITTANCE SERVICE REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS REMITTANCE SYSTEMS REMITTANCE TRANSFER REMITTANCE TRANSFERS REMITTANCES ROLE OF GENDER RURAL AREAS RURAL BANK RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS FROM MIGRATION SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS SEND MONEY SEND MONEY HOME SERVICE PROVIDERS SEXUAL ABUSE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PRESSURE SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIFIC INCENTIVES SPONSORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRORIST TRANSFER CHANNELS TRANSFER COSTS TRANSFER FEES TRANSFER MECHANISMS TRANSFER MONEY TRANSFER OF REMITTANCES TRANSFER PROCESS TRANSFER SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS UNION URBAN AREAS USE OF REMITTANCES VULNERABILITY WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER REMITTANCES WORKERS REMITTANCES WORKFORCE WORLD POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9722562/malaysia-indonesia-remittance-corridor-making-formal-transfers-best-option-women-undocumented-migrants http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6515

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Summary:	The corridor between Malaysia and Indonesia is the second largest remittance outflow for Malaysia and the largest remittance inflow for Indonesia. In the East Asia and Pacific Region, Indonesia is the second largest supplier of labor migration with 680,000 overseas worker contracts concluded in 2006 alone. Since 2003, the number of contracts has more than doubled. Malaysia, in general, is a destination for foreign workers because of its economic performance and government recruitment policies aimed to alleviate labor shortages. In addition to these factors, the cultural and geographical proximity of Indonesia makes Malaysia a destination for both documented and undocumented Indonesian migrant workers. This report is a combined effort between the Financial and Private Sector Development and the East Asia and Pacific Social Development units of the World Bank. It is part of a series of studies under both the global Bilateral Remittance Corridor Analysis program and the Indonesia Female Migrant Worker Program. The report analyzes the transfer of remittances by Indonesian migrant workers known as Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI). The main objective of this report is to contribute to policymaking efforts to increase the impact that remittances have on economic growth and poverty reduction in Indonesia, and investigate options for attracting more migrants to use the formal sector. The report aims to provide a descriptive overview of the Malaysia-Indonesia remittance corridor and to suggest some policy avenues for improving access to formal remittance transfer channels; increasing the transparency of the flows and cost structure; and facilitating the transfer of remittances, particularly for undocumented and female migrant workers.

The Malaysia-Indonesia Remittance Corridor : Making Formal Transfers the Best Option for Women and Undocumented Migrants

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