Positive And Negative Effects Of Rural Urbanization

The appearance of rural-urban migration, urbanization and globalization had occurred over the past years affecting both Jakarta and the people living there. The effects of their trademark had affected areas not just in Jakarta but also countries around the world. The effects have been categorized in two, positives and negatives. Majority of these effects have been influenced negatively. However, I believe that both categories hold a great amount of influence that develops countries to change the way they are now. This is one main reason for me to start in on my research, learning about the positive and negative effects of rural-urban migration, urbanization and globalization affecting Jakarta and those living there. Continuing on,

The moving from rural areas to urbanized areas are a positive attribute since they bring in more consumers involving the economic growth of the population of workers and tax payers. These actions are a benefit to the country because they provide the government with income money, allowing the developments and innovations of the country planning to take place. The movement also allows the country and the swarming population gain new adaption of skills, new connections and cheap labor. The main attraction of this deal, is cheap labor. Cheap labor is a benefaction to new businesses because they are able to provide service paid with low wages, the end of the deal provides the business with good quality products. As an example of cheap labor, children aged 17 and below apply for jobs around areas in Jakarta. Children from villages move in to Jakarta with the intention of providing their families with money or in search for a better living lifestyle. However there is downside with this choice of living, businessmen and businesswomen exploit the abilities of the children. Their actions are labelled as Child Labor. Child domestic labor, street children, child labor in plantation, child trafficking are the four most common actions dealt with and seen in Jakarta. It also is a benefaction to immigrants that they are provided with Health and Human services. It brings health care and educational

Migration is the act of moving from one place to another. The moving from one place to another is caused by push and pull factors. The push factor encourages people to move away from an area, emigrate. The pull factor encourages a person to move into the area, immigrate. Overcrowding happens when the population of a certain area has reached the fullest of capacity yet still grows in amount. Jakarta is indeed overcrowded since it was said that Japan’s population is equivalent to the population Indonesia have in Java. This has created many mishaps and issues when developing the country. Rural-urban migration also caused lack of employment, since we are already suffering from the minimal amount of job vacancy. It causes immigrants to work in areas for cheap labor. However, working in a job paid lowly can result to paying debts. It adds to the difficulty when the population of eager workers have increased even when the amount of job vacancies are low. This can play as a positive and negative result. Negative results are when workers eager to earn money, result themselves to take part in illegal jobs and activities. Jobs such as being a prostitute, drug dealer or being a drug smuggler and such. Other than this, locals who are in search of jobs will find it unfair for the immigrants to take their jobs. This would lead to internal conflict between