Policies and Laws Regulating Migrant Workers in Malaysia: A Critical Appraisal

Devadason, Evelyn S.; Meng, Chan Wai

doi:10.1080/00472336.2013.826420

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“…Kanapathy (2006) noted that irregular migrants "perceive the regularization and amnesty exercises as weaknesses on the part of the government and have been encouraged to illegally extend their stay in the country" (p. 9). Devadason and Chan (2014) attributed the influx of undocumented migrants to inconsistencies in migration and deportation policies. Deportation, retrenchment and migration bans carried out through policy reforms are mostly ad hoc administration measures that are followed by return migration and the lifting of bans due to the increasing need for migrant workers.…”

Section: Improving Fiscal Efficiency and The Geopolitical Stalematementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2004, the government allowed undocumented workers to return on official permits to alleviate labor shortages (Devadason & Chan, 2014). Amnesty was initiated to encourage irregular migrant workers to go home legally without charge, and they can return to Malaysia as regular migrant workers upon obtaining the proper documentation from their home countries (Garcés-Mascareñas, 2012).…”

Section: Improving Fiscal Efficiency and The Geopolitical Stalematementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since the 1980s, forced deportation practices have been supplemented with periodic amnesty programs to encourage voluntary deportation (Devadason & Chan, 2014;Kassim & Mat Zin, 2011a;Kaur, 2014). In 2004, the government allowed undocumented workers to return on official permits to alleviate labor shortages (Devadason & Chan, 2014).…”

Section: Improving Fiscal Efficiency and The Geopolitical Stalematementioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the height of an economic recession, Malaysia responded by formulating foreign worker policies and signing Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Thailand in the 1980s. The landmark 1984 Medan Agreement with Indonesia was the first bilateral initiative to resolve irregular immigration and regulate labor migration (Devadason & Chan, 2014;Jones, 2000;Kaur, 2014).…”

Section: Literature Review: the Eras Of Malaysia's Deportation Regimementioning

confidence: 99%

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“…The labour issues reported in Malaysia were poor accommodation, lack of hygiene, work permit issues, unequal treatment, wage discrimination, non-payment of wages, long working hours, no freedom of association and together with other health, safety and human right issues (Amnesty, 2010;Bormann, et al, 2010;E. Devadason, 2011;E. S. Devadason & Meng;Hill, 2012;Kanapathy & Office, 2008;Malaysia, 2009;Nike, 2007-9;Wahyono, 2005Wahyono, /2006.…”

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Purchasing Social Responsibility Activities in Malaysia: A focus in Labour, Health, and Safety

Loo

Nasruddin

2015

OSCM: An Int. Journal

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Globalisation of companies has led to international purchasing trend with multiple suppliers worldwide. However there were many issues pertaining to labour and health & safety of Asian suppliers. The purchasing function or professionals (purchasing managers) have the most interfaces and influences to suppliers and they are capable to play the most important role in suppliers' labour issues. This qualitative, transcendental phenomenological study describes the experience of purchasing managers with regard to purchasing social responsibility (PSR) activities in labour, health and safety. In depth interviews were conducted with 16 purchasing managers working in electrical and electronics multinational corporations located in northern region of Malaysia. There are eight core themes described the nature of PSR activities experienced by purchasing managers. First, EICC code enhances PSR activities but labour standards are new and less priority than health and safety. Second, purchasing managers working in American based electrical and electronics multinational corporations are more experience in PSR activities compared with purchasing managers working in corporations with headquarters in other countries. Third, supplier audit is the most common PSR activity but it was only conducted for critical suppliers. Fourth, supplier selfassessment triggers supplier audit or improvement plan. Fifth, supplier selection only requires basic compliance in labour, health and safety standards. Sixth, short training of labour, health and safety standards is commonly arranged for all suppliers. Seventh, corrective actions are used to manage suppliers' labour violations in occupational safety, wages, working hours, dormitories and holding of migrant passports. Eighth, issues encountered with suppliers on PSR activities included labour standards increase material pricing, suppliers reluctant to adhere to labour standards and workers preferred longer work hours in order to gain higher wages.

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Why do low‐skilled foreign workers have a wage advantage? Evidence from the palm oil plantation sector in Malaysia

Shahiri

Cheng

Al-Hadi

2020

Population Space and Place

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Developing countries host more than one third of international migrants. However, research on the labour market outcomes of low‐skilled international migrant workers in developing countries is limited. We examine the presence and sources of wage differentials across native and foreign low‐skilled workers in the palm oil plantation sector in Malaysia, which hosts a large population of foreign workers. We find that Indonesian foreign workers have a wage advantage over native and Indian workers. Decomposition results suggest that the wage differentials between Indonesian and native workers are largely explained by the higher productivity of Indonesian workers, employers' favouritism towards Indonesian workers, and discrimination towards native workers. Decomposition results also find that the wage differentials between Indonesian and Indian workers are mostly due to their differences in observed characteristics.

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Policies and Laws Regulating Migrant Workers in Malaysia: A Critical Appraisal

Cited by 75 publications

References 8 publications

Deportation Turn in Malaysia: Expansion, Discourse and Practice

Deportation Turn in Malaysia: Expansion, Discourse and Practice

Purchasing Social Responsibility Activities in Malaysia: A focus in Labour, Health, and Safety

Why do low‐skilled foreign workers have a wage advantage? Evidence from the palm oil plantation sector in Malaysia

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