Indonesia global worker
(IGW)

Indonesian overseas labor migration makes a major contribution to the lives of many ordinary workers, their families, and the economy as a whole. More than 9 million Indonesians are now working overseas, equivalent to almost 7 percent of Indonesia’s total labor force. Only China and the Philippines have more migrants working overseas than Indonesia in the East Asia region. International migration makes a major contribution to the economy; in 2016, migrant workers sent over IDR 118 trillion (US$8.9 billion) back to Indonesia in remittances. Also, recent research2 shows just how much labor migration contributes directly to improving people’s lives.