Female migration and employment : a case study in Kecamatan Pasar Rebo, Jakarta

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine female migration to Kecamatan Pasar Rebo (Pasar Rebo District) focussing on the characteristics, pattern, motivation, activity and occupation of female migrants in Pasar Rebo. In this study, tables relating to Pasar Rebo are based on the original analysis of a data tape obtained from the National Institute of Social and Economic Research, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LEKNAS-LIPl). The analysis i3 based on two samples, female migrant workers and housewcrkers. Within workers the main group analysed was female factory workers while other workers were analysed largely for comparison. In the analysis, factory workers were defined as including only the production and related workers in the factory, while higher position factory workers together with non-factory workers were classified as 'other workers'. The women who were classified as housewcrkers were women whose activity during the one week previous to interview was to maintain a household. The analysis of female migrants in Pasar Rebo included only life-time migrants, whose birth place was in other provinces of Jakarta. Show more