Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign 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:	Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	[s.n.] 2009
Subjects:	HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class HM711 Groups and organizations
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/1/Muslim_Foreign_Workers-Final_version_for_submission_to_Research_Centre_IIUM.docx

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spelling	iium-264902013-05-29T04:44:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/ Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia Hamid, Zarinah Abdullah, Moha Asri Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma Ibrahim, Maznah HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class HM711 Groups and organizations 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 seeks 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. [s.n.] 2009 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/1/Muslim_Foreign_Workers-Final_version_for_submission_to_Research_Centre_IIUM.docx Hamid, Zarinah and Abdullah, Moha Asri and Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma and Ibrahim, Maznah (2009) Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia. Project Report. [s.n.]. (Unpublished)
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topic	HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class HM711 Groups and organizations
spellingShingle	HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class HM711 Groups and organizations Hamid, Zarinah Abdullah, Moha Asri Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma Ibrahim, Maznah Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
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 seeks 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.
format	Monograph
author	Hamid, Zarinah Abdullah, Moha Asri Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma Ibrahim, Maznah
author_facet	Hamid, Zarinah Abdullah, Moha Asri Zainuddin, Zaiti Akma Ibrahim, Maznah
author_sort	Hamid, Zarinah
title	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
title_short	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
title_full	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia
title_sort	working environment and living conditions of muslim foreign workers in malaysia
publisher	[s.n.]
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26490/1/Muslim_Foreign_Workers-Final_version_for_submission_to_Research_Centre_IIUM.docx
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Working Environment and Living Conditions of Muslim Foreign Workers in Malaysia

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