Emotional Regulation Training for Migrant Workers in Malaysia

Abstract

A migrant worker is someone who works in a country other than their country of origin. Basically, the goal of migrant workers is to get a job with a salary that is generally higher than working in their home country. However, not all migrant workers who work have smooth careers and pleasant experiences while working in other countries. Many things that happen to them are bitter experiences that they receive that do not match their hopes or expectations. Several heartbreaking incidents such as violence, harassment, receiving salaries that do not meet standards and even not being paid. This requires good emotional regulation in responding to it in order to survive in carrying out its daily roles

A migrant worker is someone who works in a country other than their country of origin. Basically, the goal of migrant workers is to get a job with a salary that is generally higher than working in their home country. However, not all migrant workers who work have smooth careers and pleasant experiences while working in other countries. Many things that happen to them are bitter experiences that they receive that do not match their hopes or expectations. Several heartbreaking incidents such as violence, harassment, receiving salaries that do not meet standards and even not being paid. This requires good emotional regulation in responding to it in order to survive in carrying out its daily roles. The method of this service is lectures and discussions with emotional regulation training methods provided in the form of simple games or ice breaks with 70 migrant worker respondents working in Malaysia. This service will be carried out in December 2023 at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Malaysia. The result of this service is that the training provided by the presenters is able to entertain and give rise to good emotional regulation or management. Several participants felt happy in participating in this training.