Indonesia: Migration Country Report

Indonesia: Migration Country Report®

Riwanto Tirtosudarmo

Research Center for Society and Culture, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

1.    Major Trends and Issues

1.1.  Internal Migration

1.1.1         Migration Related and Conflicts and Forced Migration

Major Causes: 

·        1997 Economic Crisis,

·        1998 Political Changes and Transitions

Consequences and Implications:

·        Communal and Political Conflicts between migrants and local population (West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Maluku, Poso, Papua, Aceh)

·        Forced migration, Internally Displaced Populations(IDPs)

·        Return Migration

·        Resettlement

·        Relocation

1.1.2         Migration and AIDS

1.1.3        Development Induced Migration

• Transmigration
• Dam constructions  (West Sumatra, North Sumatra, South Sulawesi)

1.1.4         Natural Disaster Related Migration

·        Earthquake (Alor, Nabire)

·        Earthquake and Tsunami (Aceh, North Sumatra)

2.1.           International Migration

2.1.1.      Labour migration

·        Destination Country: Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Middle Eastern Country, Europe, USA.

·        Major related issues:  Irregular migration, Trafficking, Illegal/Undocumented, Human Rights Protection

2.1.2.      Political Exiles/Refugees

·        Papua-PNG

·        West Timor – Timor Lorosae

·        Aceh – Malaysia, Sweden

2.1.3.      Asylum seekers:

      Afghanistan, Iraqis, Iran

3.        Major Activities

3.1.          Research

• Universities
• Research Institutes/Think Tank
• NGOs
• International Agencies

3.2.          Publications

• Press Report
• Research report, Working Papers
• Academic Journal
• Monographs
• Books

3.3.          Conferences/Workshops

3.4.          Policy Related Activities

4.        Future Activities and Collaborations

4.1.          Research

3.1.1. Internal Migration:

·        Communal conflict related researches

·        Natural disaster related researches

     3.1.2.  International Migration and Globalisation

·        Labor migration

·        Human trafficking

·        Transnational communities

·        Security related migration

4.2.          Publications

4.3.          Conferences/Workshops

4.4.          Policy Related Activities

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® Prepared for APMNR Meeting, Singapore, 4 February 2004.