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Providers, pioneers, protectors: Sending company identities and practices in Indonesia’s international labor migration

Firman Budianto & Gracia Liu‐Farrer

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal2026https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968251413793article
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Drawing on government statistics and in-depth interviews with owners and directors of 21 migrant worker sending companies in Indonesia, we identify three types of migrant worker sending companies that engage in and facilitate Indonesia’s overseas labor placement—the providers, the pioneers, and the protectors. We argue that in a changed labor-sending context, only those sending companies with strong and positively received identities and practices can sustain their businesses and succeed in recruiting workers, indicating a shift in relationships between labor intermediaries and migrant workers, as well as the role of intermediaries in shaping Indonesia’s labor-sending patterns.

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@article{firman2026,
  title        = {{Providers, pioneers, protectors: Sending company identities and practices in Indonesia’s international labor migration}},
  author       = {Firman Budianto & Gracia Liu‐Farrer},
  journal      = {Asian and Pacific Migration Journal},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968251413793},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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