INDONESIAN LABOR PLACEMENT AND ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS IN MALAYSIA

The problem of unemployment can cause various social, political, and security impacts. One of the social impacts of unemployment is poverty. The high rate of poverty in Indonesia, then the Government needs to find various solutions, namely by providing employment opportunities to the workforce to work abroad. The choice to become Indonesian Workers working abroad is still a prima donna. This study aims to analyze the procedures for Operation of Indonesian Overseas Workers Placement. And want to know the factors that cause illegal TKI in Malaysia. This study is a normative legal research using literature review with the intention to obtain secondary data in the form of legislation as legal documents and other references relevant to Indonesian Workers, especially those working abroad. The procedure of working abroad (Malaysia) can be through PPTKIS, Mandiri, G to G and TKI sent to work in the company itself. In order for the domestic workforce to no longer choose to work overseas, the government should open up the widest possible employment opportunities for the labor-seeking workforce, paying wages comparable to the wages overseas