Hong Kong, Top Destination Country for Indonesian Migrant Workers in the First Half of 2024
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According to data from the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI), from January to June 2024, there were 160,496 Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) placed in various countries.
79,344 PMIs worked in the formal sector, while 81,152 others worked in the informal sector.
In the first semester of 2024, Hong Kong was the main destination country for PMI placement, with 53,608 individuals, or 33.4% of the total national PMI.
Meanwhile, the countries with the fewest PMI placements until June 2024 were Australia, the Netherlands, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Turks and Caicos Islands, Congo, Lebanon, Palau, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, and Greece, each with only one PMI.
The following is a complete list of the top 10 destination countries for Indonesian migrant workers from January to June 2024:
1. Hong Kong: 53,608 people
2. Taiwan: 44,920 people
3. Malaysia: 32,706 people
4. Japan: 6,039 people
5. Singapore: 5,068 people
6. South Korea: 4,933 people
7. Saudi Arabia: 3,846 people
8. Italy: 1,673 people
9. Turkey: 1,480 people
10. Brunei Darussalam: 1,446 people
Most PMIs originated from East Java, with 43,487 individuals. This was followed by PMIs from Central Java (35,527 people) and West Java (32,058 people).
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