Capacity Building Practices for Indonesian Migrant Workers: A Case Study from Penang and Hong Kong

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10.2991/978-2-38476-016-9_28How to use a DOI?

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capacity building; migrant workers; Hong Kong; Penang

Abstract

This study’s objectives are to identify the capacity-building efforts of Indonesian migrant workers (IMW) carried out either independently by the IMW or by external parties in Hong Kong and Penang, such as government officials, corporations, and non-governmental organizations. The data for this study was gathered through interviews with 25 informants, including 15 IMWs and 10 representatives from the Consulates General of Hong Kong and Penang, the Migrant Workers Union of Hong Kong, and the Open University of Penang. The snowball sampling technique is used to select the informants. All IMWs who became informants for this study were legal IMWs or documented IMWs. According to the findings of the study, the various capacity building efforts stemming from migrant worker initiatives in Hong Kong and Penang have something in common in education. Tens of Hong Kong’s IMWs and hundreds of Penang residents enrolled a higher education course offered by the Universitas Terbuka. There are several programs to choose from, including English literature, communication studies, management, and accounting. Meanwhile, IMW Hong Kong has become much more liberated, diverse, and routine in developing other capacities, such as religious and entrepreneurial activities. IMW Hong Kong conducts business both online and in person in Victoria Park. Meanwhile, other parties are carrying out sporadic capacity building activities in the areas of remittance management, health, and socio-culture. The various programs mentioned above are empowerment programs that should continue to be implemented in order to improve the well-being of IMW’s life.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Amin Shabana
AU  - Nani Nurani Muksin
AU  - Amin Tohari
AU  - Harmonis
AU  - K. N. Jamiati
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/04/18
TI  - Capacity Building Practices for Indonesian Migrant Workers: A Case Study from Penang and Hong Kong
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research in Communication and Media (ICORCOM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 280
EP  - 290
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-016-9_28
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-016-9_28
ID  - Shabana2023
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