The COVID-19 Pandemic and Reflections on the Importance of Reintegration Strategies for Returnee Migrant Workers

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https://doi.org/10.3986/dd.2023.1.03

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migrant workers, COVID-19 pandemic, reintegration, Indonesia, return migration

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the reintegration problems faced by Indonesian Migrant Workers (IMWs). This study was conducted using a qualitative design in Indramayu Regency, Indonesia. Data was collected from IMWs who returned during the pandemic, brokers, and the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) staff and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that returnee migrants face problems such as the inability to manage remittances, poor investment choices, and the inability to run a business. A comprehensive reintegration policy is needed starting from pre-departure until the migrants return to their country of origin.

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Rani Andriani Budi Kusumo

MSi in family science; Universitas Padjadjaran, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Indonesia

Ganjar Kurnia

PhD in rural sociology; Universitas Padjadjaran, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Indonesia;

Iwan Setiawan

PhD in development extension sciences; Universitas Padjadjaran, Department of Socio-Economics of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Indonesia;

Riwanto Tirtosudarmo

PhD in demography; Research Center for Society and Culture, Indonesian Institute of Science, Indonesia;

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Kusumo, R. A. B., Kurnia, G., Setiawan, I., & Tirtosudarmo, R. (2023). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Reflections on the Importance of Reintegration Strategies for Returnee Migrant Workers. Two Homelands, 2023(57). https://doi.org/10.3986/dd.2023.1.03

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