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August 5, 2026Comparative Migration StudiesOpen Access

Voting from the margins: transnational political participation and gendered labour of indonesian migrant domestic workers in Kuala lumpur and Hong Kong

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AKAyu KusumastutiRBRoxana BarbulescuLSLi Sun

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Overview

Qualitative analysis shows Indonesian migrant women in Asia actively engage in politics, highlighting their agency despite challenges.

Key Points

  • The study investigates the political participation of Indonesian migrant women in domestic work and the constraints they face.
  • Conducted 40 in-depth interviews in Indonesian with migrant women in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong
  • Developed a new typology of transnational political participation: Resilience, Rebound, Remoteness, and Resistance
  • Examined the material constraints imposed by employment conditions in private households
  • Migrant women demonstrate political mobilization through voting, canvassing, and social media engagement
  • Some women choose not to participate due to constraints, highlighting the impact of their employment conditions
  • The study offers a nuanced perspective on the political agency of migrant women in South-South migration contexts

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Kusumastuti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e84e226790f37065804ahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-026-00578-9
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