Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour

Growth moderated throughout 2015, affected by a slowdown in private consumption and weak export growth. The authorities have generally managed the downturn in commodity prices and the financial market volatility with a reasonable mix of macro polic...

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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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topic WAGE IMPACT
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
TOTAL WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
LABOUR CONTRACTS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
NET JOB CREATION
WAGE GAP
MANUFACTURING WAGES
LABOUR UNIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
PREVIOUS SECTION
MINIMUM WAGE
FIRM PRODUCTIVITY
FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LOW-SKILLED LABOUR
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE
TOTAL LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE
ECONOMIC NEEDS
HEALTH INSURANCE
LABOUR MARKET NEEDS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR FORCE GROWTH
CLERICAL WORKERS
PRIMARY SOURCE
LABOUR POLICY
JOB
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
LABOR ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
SERVANTS
LABOUR DEMAND
WAGE LEVEL
FIRM SIZE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
LABOUR SHORTAGES
RETAIL TRADE
REAL WAGES
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS
LABOUR SHARE
WAGE GROWTH
JOB LOSSES
WORK EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION PROCESS
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT INCREASES
LABOUR LAWS
HUMAN RESOURCE
DOMESTIC WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LABOR MARKET
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
WAGE BILL
LABOUR COSTS
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT… SHARE
FIRM LEVEL
DISPLACEMENT
WORKER
INCOME INEQUALITY
PREVIOUS ONES
UNEMPLOYED
LABOUR MOBILITY
LABOUR LAW
TOTAL WAGES
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
JOB MARKET
DOWNWARD PRESSURE
SEASONAL WORKERS
LABOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR MARKETS
JOB SEARCH
LOW UNEMPLOYMENT
JOB VACANCY
LABOUR REGULATIONS
SKILLED WORKER
UNEMPLOYMENT
SKILL PREMIUM
REASONABLE ASSUMPTION
AVERAGE WAGES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
PREVIOUS WORK
WORKERS
PRODUCTIVITY EFFECT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
REAL WAGE
AVERAGE WAGE
LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION
SKILL SHORTAGES
WAGE DATA
JOB VACANCIES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
WAGE PREMIUM
SKILLED WORKFORCE
OCCUPATIONS
LABOUR MARKET
OCCUPATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
SKILL UPGRADING
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
JOB CREATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
EARNING
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
REASONABLE ASSUMPTIONS
MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT
SERVICE SECTORS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
SKILLED LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
DISMISSAL
LABOUR FORCE
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
WORKING CONDITIONS
REALLOCATION EFFECT
HUMAN RESOURCES
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS
DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
LOCAL LABOUR MARKET
FORCED LABOUR
FOREIGN WORKERS
LOCAL EMPLOYERS
LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS
DISCIPLINE
EMPLOYEE
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE
UNSKILLED JOBS
LABOR SUPPLY
WAGE EFFECTS
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOUR REGULATION
UNSKILLED WORKER
FOREIGN LABOR
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
UNSKILLED WORKERS
LABOUR STANDARDS
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
LABOUR SUPPLY
SUPPLIERS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
LABOUR
LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
SMALL BUSINESSES
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
EMPLOYEES
spellingShingle WAGE IMPACT
JOBS
EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
TOTAL WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
LABOUR CONTRACTS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
NET JOB CREATION
WAGE GAP
MANUFACTURING WAGES
LABOUR UNIONS
SKILLED WORKERS
PREVIOUS SECTION
MINIMUM WAGE
FIRM PRODUCTIVITY
FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LOW-SKILLED LABOUR
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE
TOTAL LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE
ECONOMIC NEEDS
HEALTH INSURANCE
LABOUR MARKET NEEDS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR FORCE GROWTH
CLERICAL WORKERS
PRIMARY SOURCE
LABOUR POLICY
JOB
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
LABOR ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
SERVANTS
LABOUR DEMAND
WAGE LEVEL
FIRM SIZE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
LABOUR SHORTAGES
RETAIL TRADE
REAL WAGES
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS
LABOUR SHARE
WAGE GROWTH
JOB LOSSES
WORK EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION PROCESS
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT INCREASES
LABOUR LAWS
HUMAN RESOURCE
DOMESTIC WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LABOR MARKET
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
WAGE BILL
LABOUR COSTS
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
EMPLOYMENT… SHARE
FIRM LEVEL
DISPLACEMENT
WORKER
INCOME INEQUALITY
PREVIOUS ONES
UNEMPLOYED
LABOUR MOBILITY
LABOUR LAW
TOTAL WAGES
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
JOB MARKET
DOWNWARD PRESSURE
SEASONAL WORKERS
LABOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR MARKETS
JOB SEARCH
LOW UNEMPLOYMENT
JOB VACANCY
LABOUR REGULATIONS
SKILLED WORKER
UNEMPLOYMENT
SKILL PREMIUM
REASONABLE ASSUMPTION
AVERAGE WAGES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
PREVIOUS WORK
WORKERS
PRODUCTIVITY EFFECT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
REAL WAGE
AVERAGE WAGE
LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION
SKILL SHORTAGES
WAGE DATA
JOB VACANCIES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
WAGE PREMIUM
SKILLED WORKFORCE
OCCUPATIONS
LABOUR MARKET
OCCUPATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
SKILL UPGRADING
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
JOB CREATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
EARNING
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
REASONABLE ASSUMPTIONS
MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT
SERVICE SECTORS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
SKILLED LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
DISMISSAL
LABOUR FORCE
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
WORKING CONDITIONS
REALLOCATION EFFECT
HUMAN RESOURCES
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS
DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
LOCAL LABOUR MARKET
FORCED LABOUR
FOREIGN WORKERS
LOCAL EMPLOYERS
LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS
DISCIPLINE
EMPLOYEE
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE
UNSKILLED JOBS
LABOR SUPPLY
WAGE EFFECTS
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOUR REGULATION
UNSKILLED WORKER
FOREIGN LABOR
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
UNSKILLED WORKERS
LABOUR STANDARDS
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
LABOUR SUPPLY
SUPPLIERS
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
LABOUR
LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
SMALL BUSINESSES
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
EMPLOYEES
World Bank Group
Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Malaysia
description Growth moderated throughout 2015, affected by a slowdown in private consumption and weak export growth. The authorities have generally managed the downturn in commodity prices and the financial market volatility with a reasonable mix of macro policies. Heightened external volatility calls for prudent macro policies and acceleration of structural reforms. The eleventh Malaysia plan stresses the importance of effective migration management to achieve high-income country status by 2020. Immigration continues to play a crucial role in Malaysia’s development. While job growth has recently been concentrated in high-skilled occupations, three quarters of all jobs in Malaysia are still low- and mid-skilled. Econometric modelling suggests that immigrant workers can raise gross domestic product (GDP) and create employment for Malaysians. The current process for sourcing immigrant workers is complex and costly for the migrant. The immigration system can better meet the country’s development objectives if it is aligned with Malaysia’s human resource development strategy. Global experience shows that successful immigration systems recognize the long-term role of immigrant workers in the hosting country’s economic and social objectives if they are: (a) market-driven, with immigration flows aligned with labor market demands; (b) comprehensive, acknowledging the need for immigrants of all types; and (c) balanced, minimizing the negative impacts on Malaysian workers, and protecting immigrant workers from abuse.
format Report
author World Bank Group
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title Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
title_short Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
title_full Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
title_fullStr Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
title_full_unstemmed Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour
title_sort malaysia economic monitor, december 2015 : immigrant labour
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25693867/malaysia-economic-monitor-immigrant-labor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23565
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spelling okr-10986-235652021-04-23T14:04:16Z Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour World Bank Group WAGE IMPACT JOBS EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TOTAL WORKERS EMPLOYMENT RATE LABOUR CONTRACTS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS NET JOB CREATION WAGE GAP MANUFACTURING WAGES LABOUR UNIONS SKILLED WORKERS PREVIOUS SECTION MINIMUM WAGE FIRM PRODUCTIVITY FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LOW-SKILLED LABOUR UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE TOTAL LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE ECONOMIC NEEDS HEALTH INSURANCE LABOUR MARKET NEEDS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LABOUR FORCE GROWTH CLERICAL WORKERS PRIMARY SOURCE LABOUR POLICY JOB HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT LABOR ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SERVANTS LABOUR DEMAND WAGE LEVEL FIRM SIZE EMPLOYMENT RATES EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION LABOUR SHORTAGES RETAIL TRADE REAL WAGES LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS LABOUR SHARE WAGE GROWTH JOB LOSSES WORK EXPERIENCE PRODUCTION PROCESS EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE EMPLOYMENT INCREASES LABOUR LAWS HUMAN RESOURCE DOMESTIC WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS WAGE BILL LABOUR COSTS UNEMPLOYED WORKERS EMPLOYMENT… SHARE FIRM LEVEL DISPLACEMENT WORKER INCOME INEQUALITY PREVIOUS ONES UNEMPLOYED LABOUR MOBILITY LABOUR LAW TOTAL WAGES ADJUSTMENT PROCESS JOB MARKET DOWNWARD PRESSURE SEASONAL WORKERS LABOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TOTAL EMPLOYMENT LABOUR MARKETS JOB SEARCH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT JOB VACANCY LABOUR REGULATIONS SKILLED WORKER UNEMPLOYMENT SKILL PREMIUM REASONABLE ASSUMPTION AVERAGE WAGES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH HUMAN CAPITAL PREVIOUS WORK WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY EFFECT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REAL WAGE AVERAGE WAGE LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION SKILL SHORTAGES WAGE DATA JOB VACANCIES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES WAGE PREMIUM SKILLED WORKFORCE OCCUPATIONS LABOUR MARKET OCCUPATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION SKILL UPGRADING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYMENT STATUS JOB CREATION PRIVATE SECTOR EARNING LABOR MOBILITY LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY REASONABLE ASSUMPTIONS MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SERVICE SECTORS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION SKILLED LABOUR LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES DISMISSAL LABOUR FORCE SUBSTITUTION EFFECT WORKING CONDITIONS REALLOCATION EFFECT HUMAN RESOURCES SKILLED OCCUPATIONS DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS LOCAL LABOUR MARKET FORCED LABOUR FOREIGN WORKERS LOCAL EMPLOYERS LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS DISCIPLINE EMPLOYEE WAGE DIFFERENTIALS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION WORKERS HEALTH INSURANCE UNSKILLED JOBS LABOR SUPPLY WAGE EFFECTS LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOUR REGULATION UNSKILLED WORKER FOREIGN LABOR INCOME REDISTRIBUTION UNSKILLED WORKERS LABOUR STANDARDS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL LEVELS LABOUR SUPPLY SUPPLIERS WAGE DISTRIBUTION LABOUR LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL SMALL BUSINESSES PRODUCTION PROCESSES SERVICE PROVIDERS EMPLOYEES Growth moderated throughout 2015, affected by a slowdown in private consumption and weak export growth. The authorities have generally managed the downturn in commodity prices and the financial market volatility with a reasonable mix of macro policies. Heightened external volatility calls for prudent macro policies and acceleration of structural reforms. The eleventh Malaysia plan stresses the importance of effective migration management to achieve high-income country status by 2020. Immigration continues to play a crucial role in Malaysia’s development. While job growth has recently been concentrated in high-skilled occupations, three quarters of all jobs in Malaysia are still low- and mid-skilled. Econometric modelling suggests that immigrant workers can raise gross domestic product (GDP) and create employment for Malaysians. The current process for sourcing immigrant workers is complex and costly for the migrant. The immigration system can better meet the country’s development objectives if it is aligned with Malaysia’s human resource development strategy. Global experience shows that successful immigration systems recognize the long-term role of immigrant workers in the hosting country’s economic and social objectives if they are: (a) market-driven, with immigration flows aligned with labor market demands; (b) comprehensive, acknowledging the need for immigrants of all types; and (c) balanced, minimizing the negative impacts on Malaysian workers, and protecting immigrant workers from abuse. 2016-01-05T22:15:00Z 2016-01-05T22:15:00Z 2015-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25693867/malaysia-economic-monitor-immigrant-labor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23565 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling East Asia and Pacific Malaysia