Title: Formulating post placement empowerment of Indonesian migrant workers policy: What are the roles of stakeholders?

Authors: Izza Mafruhah; Waridin Waridin; Deden Dinar Iskandar; Mudjahirin Thohir

Addresses: Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University, Semarang 50257, Indonesia; Lecturer of Faculty of Economics and Business, Sebelas Maret University, 57126, Indonesia ' Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University, Jalan Erlangga Tengah 17 Semarang 50421, Semarang 50257, Indonesia ' Faculty of Economics and Business, Diponegoro University, Jalan Erlangga Tengah 17 Semarang 50421, Semarang 50257, Indonesia ' Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Jalan Erlangga Tengah 17 Semarang 50421, Semarang 50257, Indonesia

Abstract: This study aims to identify the relationships, power, and influence among stakeholders and analyse their role in the post placement empowerment of Indonesian migrant workers. This study further intends to analyse the existence of convergence and divergence between stakeholders. The sequential explanatory mixed method was employed, with Matrix of Alliance and Mactors used as the tools for analysis, with 13 stakeholders and 8 objectives. The findings of this research revealed that the actor with the most influential and low-reliance role is academics. Four objectives were positively accepted by all stakeholders, while the remaining four entailed ambiguous acceptance; both positive and negative responses were received. The analysis of convergence and divergence demonstrates that stakeholders tend to cluster according to similarity of interests. The central implication of this study is that education may serve as the driver that is acceptable to all parties, and the role of education should be considered during the formulation of empowerment formulas.

Keywords: convergence; divergence; MACTOR; migrant worker; stakeholder analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTGM.2019.097941

International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 2019 Vol.12 No.1, pp.72 - 93

Received: 31 Aug 2017
Accepted: 12 May 2018
Published online: 22 Feb 2019 *

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