Abstract:
Indonesia is the biggest supply of labour force to Malaysia.s development.
Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia can be both legal and illegal. Legal
migrant workers are those who entered the state legally, while illegal migrant
workers are those who work in or enter to the receiving state without a proper
pass or procedures. The high demand for cheap labour in Sarawak catalysts the
rise of illegal migrant entrance to the state. The Malaysia's economic
development had been significantly contributed by the existence of foreign labour
forces. However, their increase in number especially as illegal migrant worker
negatively affects Malaysia and had brought concerns to the public, as well as the
government. Additionally, for Indonesia, the presence of Indonesian illegal
migrant workers in Sarawak results in the increase of Indonesian death cases due
to the lack of work training imposed by the employers and the lack of access to
legal protection of the workers. Accordingly, Malaysia imposes tough sanctions
against illegal migrant workers, while legally recruited foreign workers are
welcomed. Therefore, there is an urgency and need for both government of
Indonesia and Malaysia in combating the illegal entry and the existence of
Indonesia illegal migrant workers in Sarawak. This thesis is significant in
providing detailed information and analysis on how did the cooperation between
Indonesia and Malaysia in getting ride in solving the problem of Indonesia Illegal
Migrant Worker in Sarawak, Malaysia.
