Les défis du mouvement syndical face aux travailleurs migrants

Crinis, Vicki D

doi:10.3917/chii.156.0075

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“…Escalating the problem, the government's policies on foreign workers are not consistently pursued in line with long-term labor market policies and industrial restructuring (Lee, 2002). The government has succumbed to demands for cheap labor, although found itself in a competing challenge to address mounted pressure from the international community in regard to labor rights and poor work conditions of migrant workers, pressure partly stemming from social clauses embedded in Free Trade Agreements (Crinis, 2017, in Le Queux et al, 2018. However, as the momentum for industrial restructuring away from laborintensive production processes increases, a policy shift allowing inflows of higher skilled workers may be pressing (Rasiah et al, 2015;Awad et al, 2018).…”

Section: Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiculturalism in Singapore and Malaysia: approaches and outcomes

Kuah

Kim

Queux

2020

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PurposeThis paper examines cases of multiculturalism in Singapore and Malaysia. Through causal sociocultural mechanisms, the authors observe how two countries in proximity, with shared histories and demographic profiles, achieve differing outcomes in regard to social cohesion and competitiveness.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs case-centric process tracing (CPT) to build a “plausible” explanation of causal mechanisms that can contribute to social cohesion and competitiveness. The authors adopt a common analytical framework to distil the nuances of generalizability and a cross-case analysis in order to ascertain factors that enable multiculturalism.FindingsDifferent causal mechanisms result in diverging outcomes in the two countries. In managing multiculturalism, Singapore has pursued policy actions emphasizing “integration and pragmatism,” while Malaysia has followed a model of “separation and preferentialism.” Judging by a selected number of established indicators, Singapore's multiculturalism outcomes seem more successful than that of Malaysia in respect to areas of national competitiveness and interethnic tolerance.Practical implicationsThis paper sheds insights on the policy actions that promoted multicultural integration. The process tracing approach is found to be a useful tool in helping policymakers understand how intrinsic mechanisms can contribute to more/less desirable socioeconomic outcomes.Originality/valueTogether with the evidence using the CPT approach, the paper draws attention to multiculturalism evolving through distinctive sets of public policy. The authors ultimately suggest that such policies can be paralleled to the function played by institutions in leading to “varieties of capitalism” and have an impact on achieving cohesive and competitive societies.

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Section: Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%