Transmigration in Indonesia

Transmigration in Indonesia, stage 3 of DTM

Transmigration-it is the act to transmigrate into another country order to live there.

The aim was to reduce considerable poverty and overpopulation in Java.

It provides opportunities to poor hard working people who are looking for jobs.

 Introduced in 1950:

It happened one year after independence, the programme continued to send migrants to more area with work such as areas of the archipelago.

It was in fully effect in the 1980’s , it was introduced to create a balanced demographic spread by easing population density in Java , Bali and Madura and other increasing areas. This programme would hopefully get rid off poverty and aslo able to provide land for farming.

It was also used to exploit the outer islands of Indonesia.

Success in redistributing people:

Over 750,000 people were moved under the transmigration programme, any family could partake in the scheme this was good as more people would od it if it was open to everyone.

It allowed skilled and un-skilled workers to work and provide to sustain a higher quality of life.

Benefits to the scheme: (social, economic and environment)

Education was available for the children so they can read and write, this allows them to grow up and provide.

There were more jobs to be had meaning that more money was being earned , this allowed workers to provide for their loved ones and also put money into the economy.

The programme moved people out of high density areas which will have been full of rubbish , more people left meaning that less waste will be dumped in the cities , such as Java.

Negatives to the scheme:

As a result of the scheme there was some rapid urbanisation.

Over 300 million dollars was invested into the schemes .

The outer islands contain %10 of the worlds rainforest , but was destroyed by transmigration.