EXPENDITURE PATTERN AMONG INDONESIAN MANUFACTURING WORKERS: CASE STUDY IN PULAU PINANG

Authors

  • Siti 'Aisyah Baharudin Universiti Sains Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/optimum.v10i1.15656

Keywords:

Demographic Economics, Wages, Labor Mobility, Immigrant Workers, Labor Policy

Abstract

This study is conducted to provide an understanding of the pattern of expenditure among Indonesian female manufacturing worker’s remittances in Malaysia. A total of 100 Indonesian women workers were randomly selected. The location of the study is two manufacturing companies in Penang. Structured interview questions are used to analyze descriptive data. In this study, most of the respondents earn monthly income of RM1000-RM1999 with 44 % and monthly living cost is between RM1-RM499. There are four main variables that determine the respondents' expenditure pattern; remittance, debt, entertainment, and food expenditure. The result found that 84 % of respondents always send money to Indonesia every month. Furthermore, 42 % of respondents have debt. There are 81 % of respondents who always spend their money for entertainment purposes and 53 % of respondents choose to buy a ready food. 

Author Biography

Siti 'Aisyah Baharudin, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr. Siti ‘Aisyah Baharudin is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her areas of specialization are Agricultural Economics, Energy Economics and System Dynamics Analysis. Her research in agricultural economics includes food supply chain management, food production and marketing, crop energy efficiency and sustainable policy. She teaches Introduction of Economics Issue, Agricultural Economics, Malaysian Economics and Research Methodology in undergraduate levels. She is a member of the Malaysian Economic Association, reviewer for Geografia and Pertanika Journal and Editor Board for Optimum Journal 

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2020-06-30

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