Review of Literature on The Impact of Foreign Workers on Wages Keywords:Foreign Workers; Wages

Abstract

This paper reviews the current theoretical and foreign workers research with a particular emphasis on the impact of foreign workers on wages level. In general, the model that is used to measure the impact of foreign workers on wages level is Constant Elasticity of Substitutes model (CES), assimilation economic model, cohort effect model, spatial correlation model, Total Factors Productivity (TFT), Skill-Biased Productivity (SBP), standard cross-section and other estimation models. The research results found are different, thus emerging the positive and negative effect. The positive impact is the optimism of the impact of foreign workers' presence on local workers with high skills and experience. The group of high skill and experience shows that the relations between local and foreign workers are complementary and causes the transfer of technology and knowledge level, as well as the wages of local workers, tend to increase. Meanwhile, the negative impact is the pessimism of the impact of foreign workers' presence on local workers with low skills. The group of low skill and experience are substitutionary and causes increased unemployment, as well as the wages of local workers, tend decline.

Plural Society: Interaction Between the Local Community and Foreign Workers in Bayah, Lebak Regency, Indonesia

“…This description emphasizes that the issue of foreign workers is a dilemma. On the one hand, it has a positive impact because it correlates with the development state strategy, but on the other hand, it negatively impacts the receiving country and foreign workers themselves (9). The existence of foreign workers forms a variety of interactions, both interactions with fellow foreign workers from different countries, interactions with local workers in the company environment, and interactions with residents.…”