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China remains the largest source country for foreign workers (FWs) in Indonesia. In 2020, there were 38,814 Chinese workers in Indonesia, a decrease from 42,642 in 2019.
Japan ranked second with a total of 10,864 foreign workers in Indonesia in 2020. This number also decreased from 14,097 workers in 2019.
South Korea ranked third with the largest number of FWs, namely 9,451 FWs in 2020. This number decreased from 9,648 in 2019.
Among the countries sending their workers to Indonesia, only the Philippines saw an increase in its foreign workers. The number of Filipino FWs increased from 2,897 in 2019 to 4,299 in 2020.
Overall, the number of FWs in Indonesia decreased in 2020 due to the pandemic. The total number of FWs decreased from 109,564 in 2019 to 93,761 in 2020.
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