Connecting worlds: Filipino and Indonesian sojourns to Saudi Arabia

Simeon Magliveras; Sumanto Al Qurtuby

doi:10.1177/01171968231211075

Connecting worlds: Filipino and Indonesian sojourns to Saudi Arabia

Simeon Magliveras, Sumanto Al Qurtuby^*

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Abstract

This article is a comparative study of Filipino and Indonesian migrant workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It investigates how these two different transnational communities envisage their lives in the Kingdom. It examines (1) the historical dynamics and contemporary developments of Filipinos and Indonesians in Saudi Arabia, (2) the underlying motives, purposes and rationales of their sojourn and employment in the Kingdom, and (3) their perceptions and insights about their Saudi Arabian experiences. Interviews were conducted with 17 Filipinos and 16 Indonesians living and working in Saudi Arabia. This study suggests that many factors affect these two groups’ perceptions and experiences such as religiosity, employer/employee relations, and/or cultural factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-571
Number of pages	23
Journal	Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968231211075
State	Published - Sep 2023

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Keywords

Filipinos
Indonesia
Indonesians
Saudi Arabia
immigration
the Philippines

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Demography
Geography, Planning and Development

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