Most Indonesian Migrant Workers Earn a Living in Malaysia

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 15/07/2022 11:20 WIB

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The Indonesian government has decided to temporarily halt the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia.

Top 10 Countries of Placement for Indonesian Migrant Workers (March 2022)

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Top 10 Countries of Placement for Indonesian Migrant Workers (March 2022)

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The Indonesian government has temporarily halted the placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMWs) to Malaysia.

Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Hermono, revealed that Malaysia has violated the employment agreement reached in April 2022.

"Essentially, Malaysia continues to recruit domestic workers through the *System Maid Online* (SMO) which contradicts the MoU signed on April 1st," said Hermono, as reported by *Kompas.com* on Thursday (July 14, 2022).

With the SMO recruitment system, the Indonesian government cannot ascertain the employer's name or the wages offered to IMWs.

Previously, Malaysia had agreed to the recruitment of IMWs through the Indonesian-created One-Channel Placement System (SPSK).

According to data from Bank Indonesia (BI), Malaysia is the largest destination country for Indonesian migrant workers, with 1.62 million workers in 2022. This figure represents 49.7% of the total IMWs during that period.

The next largest destination countries are Saudi Arabia with 833,810 workers, followed by Taiwan with 294,460 workers and Hong Kong with 290,430 workers.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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