WOMEN LABOR MIGRATION IN ASIA: MOTHER MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN
ABSTRACT: Female labor
migration has been a prominent feature of labor migration in Asia since 1980s.
Indonesia, along with Philippines and Sri Lanka, have been major sending
countries of this type of migrants. Since the majority of the migrants are go
abroad unaccompanied, this situation resulted in changes of left-behind family
arrangement. Changes majorly apply to caregiving arrangement of left-behind
children. Based on the research by PPK-LIPI in 2011, this article discuss
theimpacts of mother migration on left-behind children in Indramayu, West Java
and their adaptation process to such situation. In order to get more
comprehensive understanding of this issue, particularly in Asian context, this
article also discuss similar cases on Philippines and Sri Lanka by reviewing
related literatures.It appears that mothers’ migration has a significant impact
on left-behind children’s development process. While there are different extent
of the impacts, the children’s communication with migrate mothers play an
important role on the coping strategies of the children. In community context,
the opinion of the children’s surroundings in regards to mothers’ absence in
their daily lives would also determine the children’s acceptance of their
mother migration.
Penulis: Meirina Ayumi
Malamassam
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd140544
