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

Abdul‐Rahman, Hamzah; Chen, Wang; Wood, Lincoln C.; Low, Shu Fung

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.03.002

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“…The dependency on foreign workers creates risk to the palm oil supply chain, as a change of foreign worker policies could lead to serious labor shortages for the industry (Chow, ). The influx of foreign workers could also lead to various social issues, such as a rise in criminal activities and illegal workers (Abdul‐Rahman, Wang, Wood, & Low, ; Borneo Post, ). The employment of low‐waged foreign workers in the supply chain would also lead to questions of exploitation for business gain.…”

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Sustainability assessment for crude palm oil production in Malaysia using the palm oil sustainability assessment framework

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Biswas

2018

Sustainable Development

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Sustainability assessment for crude palm oil production in Malaysia using the palm oil sustainability assessment framework

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2018

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“…As a country with high total number of foreign nationals, local researchers started to study on press coverage on illegal immigrants, the voices of people in power in the media about the immigrants and asylum seekers in Malaysia and the media reports on the influx of foreign workers in Malaysia [7,8,9]. Most of the researchers agreed that the media tend to report foreign nationals as criminals in the crime news.…”

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“…Fourth, another genre found is foreign national also involved in robbery cases (53) with the headline 'Gang Negro busted, and two held'. Fifth, the Malaysian newspaper also reported foreign national as involved in conning activities (6,8,10,17,44,46,66,69,76,79,80). Several categories of conning activities identified namely card-scam, 'Executive duped in card scam' (10).…”

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Foreign Nationals as Offenders and Victims in Malaysian Crime News

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Abstract. Foreign nationals in Malaysia come from all corners of the world. They are here as migrant labour, highly skilled and professional migrants (expatriates), illegal migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers (Burmese asylum seekers with UNHCR card), forced migrants (human trafficking victims), students, and tourists. The influx of foreign nationals residing in Malaysia coincides with greater number of crime news featuring foreign nationals. This study explores the social construction of foreign nationals as the 'other' in the local crime news published by Malaysian newspapers. 94 news headlines and lead sentences of local crime news involving foreign nationals were identified and analysed for this study. Findings suggest that Malaysian newspapers magnify foreign nationals' migration status in each crime news.

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“…While it is vital for green buildings to provide a satisfying environment, they must also achieve economic efficiency by minimizing redesign and rework. Economic efficiency can be ensured through evaluation of inputs into the construction industry, including labor (Abdul-Rahman et al, 2012), and by managing the design process carefully. In addition to receiving greater support from stakeholders, the ongoing impact of green design should be reflected through reduced operating expenses; e.g., the Malaysian Health Minister noted that public hospitals would turn to green technology to reduce their electricity bills (Morden, 2011).…”

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Green hospital design: integrating quality function deployment and end-user demands

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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There is a rapidly growing awareness amongst the public of facilities where the design incorporates green construction principles. This paper aims to study the quality function deployment (QFD) concept and technique when implemented in the construction industry with a particular focus on supporting green hospital design by identifying the end-user factors (concerns) that affect the design. This research develops QFD tools for green hospital designs known as the house of quality green design (HOQGD).Data were collected using a questionnaire survey distributed to public and private hospital end-users in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Findings revealed that end-users perceived "safety mechanisms during emergency" as being of the utmost importance and also the feature they were most satisfied with. The other demanded qualities were at an average degree of satisfaction; however, the end-users considered that green hospital design must make efforts to maximize the use of natural light and ventilation while considering the building orientation; materials should be free from toxicity and be environmentally friendly; the landscape should be strategically designed and the facilities should increase the sense of a healing environment, and water efficient equipment should be installed. Accordingly, these were prioritized and incorporated in the developed HOQGD to inform green hospital design for both public and private facilities.Keywords: Quality Function Deployment (QFD), green civil engineering, green hospital design, House of Quality Green Design (HOQGD), customer satisfaction Highlights:1. We survey end-users of hospitals regarding perceptions of green design elements 2. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is used to develop technical specifications 3. A House of Quality Green Design prioritizes specifications for future projects 4. Analysis shows less satisfaction with sustainability factors than safety features 5. Authorities should ensure implementation of sustainable specifications This is the post-print (i.e., final draft, post-refereeing) of the article: Wood, L. C., Wang, C., Abdul-Rahman, H., & Abdul-Nasir, N. S. J. (in press). Green hospital design: Integrating quality function deployment and end user demands, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2 INTRODUCTIONAmong the many studies on green design and construction, little attention has been paid to the systemic incorporation of end-user demands. It is recognized that sustainability and green building commitment improves financial performance, competitive positioning, and market differentiation and is therefore emerging as an important competitive tool for construction companies (Han and Shin, 2014). However, little research has been conducted on how hospitals' end-users -both the staff that work there and the visiting public -perceive green hospital designs. While financial and competitive positioning for construction firms is important, care must also be taken to ensure the long-term success of such projects by ensuring that other, less tangible, success factors ar...

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

Cited by 57 publications

References 21 publications

Sustainability assessment for crude palm oil production in Malaysia using the palm oil sustainability assessment framework

Sustainability assessment for crude palm oil production in Malaysia using the palm oil sustainability assessment framework

Foreign Nationals as Offenders and Victims in Malaysian Crime News

Green hospital design: integrating quality function deployment and end-user demands

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