Published date: Feb 24 2023

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: International Conference on Politics, Social, and Humanities Sciences (2nd ICPSH 2022)

Pages: 552–562

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v8i3.12856

Sri Wijayantisri.wijayanti@unsoed.ac.idFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Sudirman

Tyas Retno WulanFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Sudirman

Jarot SantosoFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Sudirman

Muslihudin MuslihudinFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Sudirman

The undocumented children of Indonesian migrant workers born and raised in Sabah have an identity problem. This is due to the absence of documents and the values, culture, customs, and experiences acquired in the receiving country. Furthermore, an emotional and physical link to the recipient country is built, which causes neglect towards their original identity. The Indonesian Government enacted a policy to revive the identity of undocumented children through the provision of repatriation scholarships. This study aimed to determine the influence of scholarships on the re-emergence of Indonesian identity. It involved a mixed method that combines quantitative and qualitative. Data collection techniques used were questionnaires, interviews, and FGD. The results showed that repatriation scholarships foster the identity of migrant workers’ children as Indonesians.

Keywords: identity, scholarships, undocumented children

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