TKW

English translation: Female Migrant Worker

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Indonesian term or phrase:TKW
English translation:Female Migrant Worker
Entered by: Verginia

21:23 Nov 22, 2006
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / none
Indonesian term or phrase: TKW
TKW (Tenaga Kerja Wanita)
Verginia
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Female Migrant Worker
Explanation:
Weibliche Gastarbeiter
Selected response from:

Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Grading comment
Danke Herr Notowidigdo !
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Female Migrant Worker
Eddie R. Notowidigdo
5 +1Indonesian Female Labour Migrants
Harry Hermawan
5Women Labour
Muhammad Zikri
4(Indonesian) migrant women worker
ErichEko ⟹⭐


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Female Migrant Worker


Explanation:
Weibliche Gastarbeiter

Eddie R. Notowidigdo
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke Herr Notowidigdo !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Piper
27 mins
  -> Thanks. I read your profile. Very impressive.

agree  Anthony Indra
1 hr
  -> Makasih Mas Rayindra

agree  John Gare (X)
4 hrs
  -> Terima kasih Pak John.

agree  Andrew Little: Also agree, but I would not capitalise it in the translation.
8 hrs

agree  Hadiyono Jaqin
1 day 12 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(Indonesian) migrant women worker


Explanation:
Simple logic: before migrating, they must be just domestic women worker... :)

http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2125b.htm
In 1974, the Fitzroy Ecumenical Centre supported preliminary research into the plight of migrant women worker in the clothing trade. ...

ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Indonesian Female Labour Migrants


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-11-23 03:39:45 GMT)
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True, as Rayindra indicated that there is no "Indonesian" mentioned but consider that TKW is an Indonesian concept, so I guess I should've added (Indonesian).

TKI=TKW all are Indonesian concepts.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-11-23 03:41:29 GMT)
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PS: Labour indicates that most TKW are mostly manual labour.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-11-23 05:35:37 GMT)
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note to pak Eddie: I was not referring to the concept of the term in its broadest sense, I was referring to the "abbreviation" "TKW" (my apologies on choosing the diction "concept") not in its entirety as a universal concept. I am aware of labour migration in the historical context as you mentioned. Tx.


    Reference: http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:zjuWaShJFa4J:www.iussp.o...
Harry Hermawan
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anthony Indra: but there is no mention of "Indonesian" in the source
3 hrs
  -> :)

neutral  Eddie R. Notowidigdo: With all due respect, I disagree w your note that TKI/TKW are Indonesian concepts. During the economic boom in Europe (1950/1960's) many migrant workers fm countr's such as Spain, Italy, and N. African countries came to work in a.o. Holland and Germany.
5 hrs
  -> see notes added
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Women Labour


Explanation:
TK = Tenaga Kerja = Labour
W = Wanita = Women
TKW does not need to Indonesian only. The concept is simply that the labour is a women, not a man.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-11-23 07:39:00 GMT)
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TKW does not need to be Indonesian only. The concept is simply that the labour is a women, not a man.

Muhammad Zikri
Indonesia
Local time: 13:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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