The Most Destination Countries For Indonesian Migrants And The Benefits Of Being Workers Abroad

Illustration of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Between-M N Kanwa)

YOGYAKARTA Did you know that Indonesia is one of the countries that sends migrant workers to other countries? Then where is the country's most destination for Indonesian migrants?

In general, migrant workers are workers who work in countries outside their home countries. The term Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) is a substitute term for Indonesian workers (TKI). This is regulated in Law No. 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers.

The law states that migrant workers are every Indonesian citizen who will, be, or have done work with salaries outside Indonesian territory.

For some people, being a migrant worker is actually quite profitable. This can happen because the wage offers received by migrant workers are relatively greater than wages with the same jobs in Indonesia. They then chose to become migrant workers to several countries.

Based on data from the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI), Taiwan is the country that is the main destination for migrant workers throughout January-June 2023, which amounts to 39,178 workers. The following is a list of the countries with the most destinations for Indonesian migrants.

Migrant workers abroad perform the various types of professions needed. Some of the professions of migrant workers abroad are as follows.

As mentioned earlier, migrant workers are in great demand because of the financial benefits that workers will get. In addition, there are several other advantages that will be obtained, namely as follows.

1. Improve Life Taraf

It should be noted that the wages received by migrant workers will have an impact on improving the economy of their families living in the country so that their standard of living increases.

2. Get Business Capital

Usually, migrant workers will collect the wages they get as long as they become migrant workers and will then be used as business capital when they return to Indonesia. The capital owned is large enough so that it can be used to build a large-scale business.

3. Expand Network

One of the advantages that migrant workers can also take advantage of is the foreign network they get. The network will not be owned by domestic workers in the country.

4. Improved New Skills

Migrant workers will usually get new skills both that they learn from training and from where they work. These skills can be added value for each individual so that while working he has high economic bargaining power.

5. Sharpening Foreign Language Ability

This ability is very useful for migrant workers abroad. In fact, this communication ability can be obtained casually using the learning by doing method.

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