Self-Identity Construction of Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Destination Country
- DOI
- 10.2991/amca-18.2018.141How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Self-identity, Construction, Migrant workers
- Abstract
This study aims to review the construction of self-identity of migrant workers in the destination country. The methodology applied was interpretative paradigm with phenomenology approach. The subjects were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Then, the data were collected by using in depth-interview and analyzed by using descriptive qualitative research design. The result of the study showed that the subject who worked in Hong Kong had a good understanding towards the culture, the concept of migrant workers, the communication as well as problem-solving skill of destination country. It was proven by the self-identity construction of migrant workers. Meanwhile, few Malaysian and Saudi Arabian workers completely had implemented those concepts. The subjective dialectics in objective reality are more likely to occur to individuals who worked in Hong Kong due to social condition which is more transparent. The working system gives work off for all migrant workers to meet one another. Thus, the meeting among subjects might strengthen the construction of self-identity. Therefore, the subjects who actively interpret the experience and environment vis-à-vis personal experience could strongly enforce their social construction.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Tutik Sulistyowati PY - 2018/07 DA - 2018/07 TI - Self-Identity Construction of Indonesian Migrant Workers in the Destination Country BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 509 EP - 511 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/amca-18.2018.141 DO - 10.2991/amca-18.2018.141 ID - Sulistyowati2018/07 ER -