Indonesian immigrant settlements in peninsular Malaysia.

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  • Author(s): Azizah Kassim
  • Source:
    Sojourn (Singapore) [Sojourn] 2000 Apr; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 100-22.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Country of Publication: Singapore NLM ID: 101085216 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0217-9520 (Print) Linking ISSN: 02179520 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sojourn
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, c1986-
    • Subject Terms:
      Emigration and Immigration* ; Transients and Migrants*; Asia ; Asia, Southeastern ; Demography ; Developing Countries ; Economics ; Employment ; Health Workforce ; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Population ; Population Dynamics
    • Abstract:
      For over 2 decades, until the economic crisis in mid-1997, Malaysia's rapid economic growth attracted an influx of foreign labor, mostly from Indonesia, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. In 1997 the number of registered workers was estimated at 1.2 million and undocumented ones at approximately 800,000. The influx created various problems, of which housing is one of the most serious, especially in the Kelang Valley. This paper examines the ways and means by which Indonesian workers, the largest group among foreigners, overcame their accommodation problem. Two types of settlements are identified, that is, illegal ones in the squatter areas and legal ones, which are largely in Malay Reservation Areas. The settlements, which signify Indonesians' success in finding a foothold in Malaysia, today have become a base for more in-migration.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 149849. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00295501.
      Keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Human Resources; Indonesia; International Migration*; Labor Force; Malaysia; Migrant Workers*; Migration; Population; Population Dynamics; Settlement And Resettlement*; Southeastern Asia
      Note: TJ: SOJOURN
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20020928 Date Completed: 20001012 Latest Revision: 20191106
    • Publication Date:
      20240627
    • Accession Number:
      10.1355/sj15-1e
    • Accession Number:
      12349650