The Impact of the Influx of Illegal Chinese Workers in Indonesia on Indonesia's Relationship with China

Abstract

The influx of illegal Chinese workers has resulted in violations against the Indonesian
government regulations such as the Immigration, Ministry of Manpower, and Ministry of
Law and Human Rights in Indonesia. The method of this research is using qualitative
research that explains about how is the impact between the relationship with Indonesia and
China of the entry of illegal foreign workers from China on Indonesia from 2015 until
2017. Furthermore, this impact is being analyzed by using Neoclassical theory and
Rational Choice theory. Finally within this resarch it has been found that, Indonesia still
needs economic improvement from various foreign investors especially from China
because the Indonesian State Budget has not reached the target of state infrastructure
development. So far, the action that Indonesia can take rationally is to maintain it's good
relations with China, for now and in the future. Therefore, Indonesia is still committed on
revising its regulations and policies to improve its procedures in the employment and
supervision of foreign workers in Indonesia that is in the sectors of the Immigration, the
Ministry of Manpower, and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Indonesia.