The Impact of International Migrant Workers on Rural Labour Availability (Case Study Ganjaran Village, Malang Regency)

AbstractMalang Regency is the largest contributor of international migration in the province of East Java Indonesia. Not only low income, but also the limited of jobs available in the village cause the member of family migrate. The aims of this study are to determine the factors that affect people working abroad; to identify the effects of international migration due to the changes of the structure of the community jobs and how the impact of international migration to rural labour availability. The Results that can be concluded are: the highest ratings for the factors which influence people working abroad are natural resource management and the number of job opportunities in the village; the people tend to work as migrant workers are more dominant than those working in the agricultural sector; the impact of international migration reduced the numbers of labour availability in the village area. The decreased number of labour in the village for natural resource management should be fulfilled from the surrounding areas, particularly nearby villages: Ketawang Village and Putat Lor Village