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Illegal Female Migrant Workers: Victims of Violence to Human Trafficking
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LANNY RAMLI, I PUTU GEDE ASTAWA
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Migrant workers often face problems in the placement country. These workers sometimes come illegally so they are vulnerable to legal threats in a destination and deportation country. They choose to become migrant workers mostly because of economic reasons. This study employed is a descriptive method by interviewing 200 informants in Surabaya, Lamongan, and Bangkalan. The informants consisted of migrant workers and families of illegal migrant workers. This study found that being a migrant worker, especially illegal migrants, encountered a number of problems both during departure and working in placement country. Illegal migrant workers experience problems and a series of cases and violence because of their status as illegal workers. They did not complete official documents and various immigration requirements because of their ignorance of legal proceedings and were cheated by brokers. These migrant workers worked in informant sectors where some of them were trapped in a human trafficking syndicate. These migrant workers did not understand process of their departure so some of them chose illegal route and encountered a number of risks. The decision of migrant workers to work abroad was driven by economic pressures and family conditions which required them to immediately go abroad. Some of them chose instant and straightforward methods, so they decided to become illegal workers.
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Human Trafficking, Illegal, Migrant Worker
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.03.492
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