The remittances came from Indonesian migrant workers in various regions in the Middle East, Asia - Pacific, Europe and the United States.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The amount of Indonesian migrant workers` remittances up to October this year was recorded at US$5.612 billion or about Rp51.07 trillion, a manpower official said.
Deputy chief of the Indonesian Agency for Manpower Protection and Placement Overseas (BNP2TKI) Lisna Y Poeloengan said here on Thursday the amount of migrant workers` remittances was recorded by the Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank).
The remittances came from Indonesian migrant workers in various regions in the Middle East, Asia - Pacific, Europe and the United States, Lisna said.
"Most of the funds were transferred by migrant workers who worked in the informal sector," she said.
Of the total amount, 2.235 billion dollars came from workers in the Middle East, 3.245 billion dollars from those in the Asia - Pacific region, 111.715 million dollars from those in the American region, 19.545 million from those in Europe and Australia.(*)
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