title: Deployment of Indonesian migrants in the Middle East:  present situation and prospects.
abstract: "This paper examines the Indonesian overseas employment program. It is limited to overseas deployment through the official channels, i.e. organised by licensed labour suppliers and approved by government authorities. The main destination of this official labour migration is the Middle East.  Indonesian officials have indicated that the government aims to increase overseas employment and to shift deployment from houseworkers to better skilled workers.  It is argued in the paper that, in view of a shrinking labour market for migrants, even limited realisation of these hopes would depend upon some distinct changes in the overseas employment program."
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cremer
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006078:Government Programs; D006280:Health Workforce; D007214:Indonesia; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Africa; Asia; Demographic Factors; Destination; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Employment Status; Government Sponsored Programs; Human Resources; Indonesia; International Migration; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Migrants; Migration; Northern Africa; Occupational Status; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Programs; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southeastern Asia; Western Asia