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Underpayment: The Continuing Systematic Extortione of Indonesian Migrant workers in Hong Kong: An In-depth Study of Indonesian Labor Migration in Hong-Kong-August 2005 The Continuing Systematic Extortione of Indonesian Migrant workers in Hong Kong: An In-depth Study

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Around 1985 Indonesian migrant workers began arriving in Hong Kong. Initially the number of Indonesian migrants in Hong Kong remained low, that is until the 1990s when the government of Indonesia began cooperating with the government of Hong Kong to place Indonesian migrant workers in jobs in Hong Kong. This cooperation led to the explosive growth of Indonesians migrating to Hong Kong in search of work, virtually all of whom are female domestic workers. By 1990 there were approximately 10,000 Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong. According to data from the Hong Kong Immigration Department, as of February 2007, Indonesian migrant workers have reached 105,320 persons. This is an incredible average increase of 5,600 workers per year. This rapid growth is only projected to continue in the future. According to Hong Kong immigration data, there are currently around 225,000 domestic workers in Hong Kong, very soon half of whom will be Indonesians. Hong Kong has become the premier destination for most Indonesian migrant workers because of its relatively higher salaries and atmosphere of freedom. Even with these advantages of relatively better salaries and greater freedom, migrant workers in Hong Kong are confronted, daily, with serious problems. Many of these problems are instigated by employers, but they can only exist because of persistent government (Hong Kong and Indonesia) apathy and discrimination; and also because of the employment agencies rampant violations of the law and migrant’s human rights in the search for greater profits. Violations faced by workers include excessive working hours, denial of rest days and holidays, forced confinement in training camps, forging of documents, excessive agency fees, misrepresentation by agencies, placement with employers that have violated the rights of previous workers and more. However, underpayment of workers, in its various forms, is the most prevalent and damaging problem

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KP X INT u

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Hong Kong : Asian Migrant Centre (AMC)., 0

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67 hlm; 30 cm

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English

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962-7834-16-5

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KP X

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Indonesia
Hong Kong
Migrant Workers

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