Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia’s construction sector

Abdul-Rashid,; Abdulaziz,

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“…The evidence (see Hui, Bun, & Chan, 1998;Aziz, 2001;Karim, Moha, & Isa, 1999;Karim, 2013b) suggests that migrant workers enter Malaysia mainly to work in the construction, service and manufacturing sectors. A recent study (see Karim, 2013b) clearly focuses on the positive performance of these workers in the developmental sectors of Malaysia and the research in its concluding recommendations rightly pinpoints to the health care problems of migrant workers, which reminds us of the necessity and usefulness of a special investigation on their health care issues.…”

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“…A large number of temporarily employed labour-force from many Asian and South East Asian countries including Bangladesh has been staying in Malaysia working in various sectors of the country. Evidence indicates that Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia have been providing excellent services and performing well in all working sectors of development (e.g., Karim et al, 1999;Karim, 2013b;Dannecker, 2005;Abdul-Aziz, 2001). Despite positive performances, they often face a few difficulties and constraints with regard to their health and hygiene which however, is not very unlikely for many expatriates in different parts of the world living in foreign lands (see Baglio et al, 2010).…”

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Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Karim¹,

Diah²

2015

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Background: Recently, there have been an increasing number of literatures on health seeking behavior of different segments of society in the urban and non-urban regions but rarely have these studies emphasized the health care issues related to migrant workers. With this paucity of investigation, this research focuses on the needs and assessment of Bangladeshi workers working in Malaysia and thus contextualizes it to their health care situation.

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Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Karim¹,

Diah²

2015

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“…Besides that, Malaysians have become very selective of the work that they undertake and they refuse to accept construction work which is reputed to be dirty, dangerous, and difficult. Abdul-Aziz (2001) highlighted that the construction sector is one of the sectors that relied heavily on foreign workers. The rise in foreign workers is driven by both supply-side and demand-side factors; but, the latter factors are of greater significance (Lee and Sivananthiran, 1996;Yusof and Jamil, 2011).…”

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“…Since 1993, foreign laborers have been involved in manufacturing and other sectors, but the type of jobs change over time and depend on the demand for labor. Foreign laborers in the construction industry usually find work as general laborers, masons, tillers, electricians, painters, carpenters, plasters, and bar benders (Abdul-Aziz, 2001). Employment of foreign laborers is a temporary measure as they can be employed only on a short-term contract (Kassim, 2005).…”

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Negative impact induced by foreign workers: Evidence in Malaysian construction sector

Abdul‐Rahman

Chen

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Though foreign workers served to overcome the labor shortage in the Malaysian construction market, overdependence on foreign workers and the negative impacts induced have become a serious social problem. The aims of this research are to identify those negative impacts induced by foreign workers in the Malaysian construction market and to determine strategies in minimizing these negative impacts. Data were collected through a structured interview and survey. The questionnaires were delegated to professionals in construction projects who have direct contacts with foreign workers. Only respondents from those companies registered under the CIDB grade G7 were chosen for this survey. There were 117 sets of questionnaires completed and analyzed through the structured interviews. The three principal factors attracting foreign workers to the Malaysian construction market are "Preference of the employers", "Lifestyle and working conditions", and

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“…The push factors for migration include poor remuneration and slim employment opportunities in their home country. Meanwhile the main factors for choosing Malaysia as a destination country are perceived to be abundant opportunities, high wage levels and attractive job offers [9]. …”

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Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

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A cross-sectional study of intestinal parasitic infections amongst migrant workers in Malaysia was conducted. A total of 388 workers were recruited from five sectors including manufacturing, construction, plantation, domestic and food services. The majority were recruited from Indonesia (n = 167, 43.3%), followed by Nepal (n = 81, 20.9%), Bangladesh (n = 70, 18%), India (n = 47, 12.1%) and Myanmar (n = 23, 5.9.2%). A total of four nematode species (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis and hookworms), one cestode (Hymenolepis nana) and three protozoan species (Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium spp.) were identified. High prevalence of infections with A. lumbricoides (43.3%) was recorded followed by hookworms (13.1%), E. histolytica/dispar (11.6%), Giardia sp. (10.8%), T. trichura (9.5%), Cryptosporodium spp. (3.1%), H. nana (1.8%) and E. vermicularis (0.5%). Infections were significantly influenced by socio-demographic (nationality), and environmental characteristics (length of working years in the country, employment sector and educational level). Up to 84.0% of migrant workers from Nepal and 83.0% from India were infected with intestinal parasites, with the ascarid nematode A. lumbricoides occurring in 72.8% of the Nepalese and 68.1% of the Indian population. In addition, workers with an employment history of less than a year or newly arrived in Malaysia were most likely to show high levels of infection as prevalence of workers infected with A. lumbricoides was reduced from 58.2% to 35.4% following a year’s residence. These findings suggest that improvement is warranted in public health and should include mandatory medical screening upon entry into the country.

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Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia’s construction sector

Cited by 32 publications

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Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Health Seeking Behavior of the Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Some Suggestive Recommendations in Adjustive Context

Negative impact induced by foreign workers: Evidence in Malaysian construction sector

Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

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