What is BNP2TKI

Indonesia is a sending country for international migrant workers, dominated by women. Most of them work as domestic workers that only require a low level of education. The economic reasons are the main factor that drives women in Indonesia to become migrant workers abroad. They find it difficult to work at home as the necessities of life continue to grow. In carrying out their work, women who are migrant workers are more vulnerable than men to various actions that violate human rights and various international agreements relating to migrant workers and employment contracts. This chapter raises the experience of Indonesian women who are migrant workers working abroad based on the feminist perspective. Some Indonesian women who are migrant workers experience violence, sexual harassment, unpaid salaries, do work that is not in accordance with the employment contract, and cannot perform worship in accordance with their religion. This chapter also highlights the consequences that Indonesian women who are migrant workers must face when leaving their families to work abroad.