Indonesians in South Korea numbered 34,514 individuals , down from 41,599 in 2009 according to
South Korean government statistics.
More than 90% of those are estimated to be
migrant workers employed on short-term contracts. In 2007 the South Korean government extended the validity of
Indonesians
Indonesians (Indonesian: ''orang Indonesia'') are citizens or people originally from Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, making it a multicultural archipelagic coun ...
' working permits from three to five years, and has modified the recruitment process in order to improve working conditions. Indonesian workers in South Korea are paid an average of US$1,000 per month.
The
Indonesian government signed its first
memorandum of understanding with the South Korean government about the provision of labourers to South Korea in 2004, after having signed similar agreements with
Jordan,
Kuwait, and
Malaysia. Indonesia's official news agency
ANTARA
Antara is an Indonesian news agency organized as a statutory corporation. It is the country's national news agency, supplying news reports to many domestic media organizations. It is the only organization authorized to distribute news material ...
claimed there were 600,000 illegal Indonesian workers in South Korea as of 2006, making up almost 87% of the estimated 692,000 illegal Indonesian workers worldwide.
See also
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Koreans in Indonesia
References
{{Indonesian diaspora
Demographics of South Korea
Korea, South
Ethnic groups in South Korea