The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia

It is generally believed that Malaysia achieves its economic growth due to the cheap labor supplied by low-skilled foreign migrant workers. However, some believed that they have been exploited and their rights as workers have been ignored, i.e., they have worked in a poor working environment and liv...

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Main Authors:	Hamid, Zarinah, Abdullah, Moha Asri, Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma, Ibrahim, Maznah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Serials Publiations 2010
Subjects:	HC94 By region or country
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/3/The_working_environment_and_living.pdf

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spelling	iium-36012011-11-21T19:05:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/ The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia Hamid, Zarinah Abdullah, Moha Asri Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma Ibrahim, Maznah HC94 By region or country It is generally believed that Malaysia achieves its economic growth due to the cheap labor supplied by low-skilled foreign migrant workers. However, some believed that they have been exploited and their rights as workers have been ignored, i.e., they have worked in a poor working environment and lived in a poor condition. This study therefore seekd to reveal the micro data of the current status of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia by examining their working environment and living condition in a selected geographical area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In general, the results indicate that most of the foreign migrant workers feel comfortable working at their workplace and they perceived the living condition is conducive. Among the suggestions to improve further the working environment and living conditions of the foreign migrant workers are by establishing the memorandum of understanding between countries and by adopting a comprehensive legislative approach. Serials Publiations 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3601/3/The_working_environment_and_living.pdf Hamid, Zarinah and Abdullah, Moha Asri and Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma and Ibrahim, Maznah (2010) The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia. International Journal of Business Policy and Economics, 3 (2). pp. 353-367. ISSN 0973-5801 http://www.serialspublications.com/contentnormal.asp?jid=348&jtype=1
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description	It is generally believed that Malaysia achieves its economic growth due to the cheap labor supplied by low-skilled foreign migrant workers. However, some believed that they have been exploited and their rights as workers have been ignored, i.e., they have worked in a poor working environment and lived in a poor condition. This study therefore seekd to reveal the micro data of the current status of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia by examining their working environment and living condition in a selected geographical area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In general, the results indicate that most of the foreign migrant workers feel comfortable working at their workplace and they perceived the living condition is conducive. Among the suggestions to improve further the working environment and living conditions of the foreign migrant workers are by establishing the memorandum of understanding between countries and by adopting a comprehensive legislative approach.
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title	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia
title_short	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia
title_full	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia
title_sort	working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in malaysia
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The working environment and living condition of foreign migrant workers in Malaysia

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