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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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour |
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour |
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour |
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour |
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2015 : Immigrant Labour |
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2016 |
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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 |